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banned

ban
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ban]
    • /bæn/
    • /bæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ban]
    • /bæn/

Definitions of banned word

  • verb with object banned to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime. 1
  • verb with object banned Archaic. to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon. to curse; execrate. 1
  • noun banned the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction. 1
  • noun banned informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion: society's ban on racial discrimination. 1
  • noun banned Law. a proclamation. a public condemnation. 1
  • noun banned Ecclesiastical. a formal condemnation; excommunication. 1
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Origin of banned

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bannen, Old English bannan to summon, proclaim; cognate with Old Norse banna to curse (probably influencing some senses of ME word), Old High German bannan; akin to Latin fārī to speak, Sanskrit bhanati (he) speaks

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Parts of speech for Banned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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banned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for banned

adj banned

  • illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
  • taboo — proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
  • tabu — to put under a taboo; prohibit or forbid. Synonyms: prohibit, ban, forbid, proscribe. Antonyms: allow, permit, sanction.

adjective banned

  • barred — having bars or stripes
  • debarred — to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
  • forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
  • prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
  • illicit — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.

adverb banned

  • off-limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.
  • off limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.
All 13 Synonyms of banned

Antonyms for banned

adjective banned

  • admitted — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
  • permitted — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
All 2 Antonyms of banned

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