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Ban

/bæn/

Prohibition.

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📖 Definitions of "Ban"

noun

1
Prohibition.
2
A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.
"Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice."
3
The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word.
"France was at such a Pinch..that they call'd their Ban and Arriere Ban, the assembling whereof had been long discussed, and in a manner antiquated."
4
A curse or anathema.

verb

1
To summon; to call out.
2
To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.
3
To curse; to execrate.
4
To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
"Bare feet are banned in this establishment."

🔄 Synonyms of "Ban"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
forbiddingnoun	Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
shunverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
ostracizeverb	(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
banishverb	(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
proscriptionnoun	A prohibition.
censornoun	An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
interdictionnoun	The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
forbiddancenoun	An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
cast outverb	(transitive) To drive out; to expel.
blackballnoun	(countable) A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
bachelor of arts in nursingnoun	a bachelor's degree in nursing
banningnoun	The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.
prohibitionnoun	A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ban"

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Word	Definition
prohibitionnoun	A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
interdictionnoun	The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
forbiddancenoun	An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
proscriptionnoun	A prohibition.
ostracizeverb	(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
forbiddingnoun	The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
blackballnoun	(countable) A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
cast outverb	(transitive) To drive out; to expel.
banishverb	(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
shunverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
censornoun	An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
bachelor of arts in nursingnoun	a bachelor's degree in nursing
enjoinverb	(transitive, chiefly literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
injunctionnoun	(law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
moratoriumnoun	A suspension of an ongoing activity.
seizurenoun	(medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
clampdownnoun	A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
injunctverb	(law, transitive) To put an injunction against. (Used both of the party who applies for the injunction and of the judge who grants it.)
nabnoun	The summit of a hill.
closurenoun	An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.