prohibition

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ UK /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #15901

Meanings

1

noun
The act of officially forbidding something.

The new law introduced a prohibition on plastic bags.
2

noun
A rule or order that forbids something.

There is a strict prohibition against cameras in the courtroom.
3

noun
The period in the United States (1920–1933) when making and selling alcohol was banned.

During Prohibition, many bars operated secretly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of officially... ban forbiddance proscription

2 noun · a rule or order that... ban

3 noun · the period in the united... prohibition era

More forbode

Opposites

permission

Word family

Forms prohibitions

Derived forms antiprohibitionnonprohibitionprohibitionalprohibitionismprohibitionistprohibitionisticreprohibition

Related forms prohibitprohibitionary

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.

prohibicion Old French prohibitiō Latin

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# prohibition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 15901

## Meanings
1. The act of officially forbidding something.
2. A rule or order that forbids something.
3. The period in the United States (1920–1933) when making and selling alcohol was banned.

## Examples
- The new law introduced a prohibition on plastic bags.
- There is a strict prohibition against cameras in the courtroom.
- During Prohibition, many bars operated secretly.

## Synonyms
- forbode

## Antonyms
- permission

## Derived Forms
- antiprohibition
- nonprohibition
- prohibitional
- prohibitionism
- prohibitionist
- prohibitionistic
- reprohibition

## Related Forms
- prohibit
- prohibitionary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prohibicion
- Root: prohibitiō

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Prohibition comes from Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion. The historical chain includes prohibicion (Old French), prohibitiō (Latin). In present-day English it covers the act of officially forbidding something, a rule or order that forbids something, and the period in the United States (1920–1933) when making and selling alcohol was banned. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiprohibition, nonprohibition, prohibitional, prohibitionism, prohibitionist and related forms such as prohibit, prohibitionary.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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