prohibition

== English == === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən Hyphenation: pro‧hi‧bi‧tion === Noun === prohibition (countable and uncountable, plural prohibitions) An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances. ==== Synonyms ==== forbode ==== Antonyms ==== permission ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== prohibit prohibitionary ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === First attested in Old French, borrowed from Latin prohibitiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɔ.i.bi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === prohibition f (plural prohibitions) prohibition (specifically) prohibition of alcohol ==== Related terms ==== prohiber === Further reading === “prohibition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012