English noun: forbiddance | |||
1. | forbiddance (communication) an official prohibition or edict against something | ||
Synonyms | ban, banning, forbidding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | prohibition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | test ban | ||
2. | forbiddance (act) the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) | ||
Samples | They were restrained by a prohibition in their charter. A medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages. He ignored his parents' forbiddance. | ||
Synonyms | inhibition, prohibition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action | ||