Meaning & use
verboten
Forbidden, especially by an authority, rule, or strong social convention.
See it in a sentence
Discussing salaries openly was considered verboten in that office culture.
Bringing outside food into the theater is strictly verboten.
A note on using this word
Verboten is borrowed from German and often carries a slightly ironic or dramatic tone in English rather than sounding like an official rule.
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Words with an opposite meaning
permitted
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