forbiddance

English Thesaurus

1. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	action,
definition	:	something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act)

2. an official prohibition or edict against something (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	prohibition,
definition	:	refusal to approve or assent to (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	test ban,
definition	:	a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons (noun.communication)

3. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

derivation	:	conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress,
definition	:	to put down by force or authority (verb.change)

derivation	:	disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto, disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto,
definition	:	command against (verb.communication)

4. an official prohibition or edict against something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	ban,
definition	:	prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	ban, censor,
definition	:	forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) (verb.social)

5. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

derivation	:	conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress,
definition	:	to put down by force or authority (verb.change)

derivation	:	disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto, disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto,
definition	:	command against (verb.communication)

6. an official prohibition or edict against something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	ban,
definition	:	prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	ban, censor,
definition	:	forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) (verb.social)