Definition
Serving to forbid or prevent something; so expensive or restrictive as to prevent use or purchase. Often describes costs or rules that make something practically impossible.
Etymology
From Latin 'prohibitus,' past participle of 'prohibere' meaning 'to hold before' or 'to prevent,' combining 'pro-' (before, in front) and 'habere' (to hold). The sense evolved from physically holding something back to legally or economically preventing it.
Kelly Says
Think 'prohibitive' = 'prohibit-ive' — so extreme that it effectively prohibits or prevents action. Like prohibitively expensive concert tickets that prohibit most people from buying them.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድን አይችል
an-din ay-chi-l
ARالعربية
مُحرم
moo-haram
CACatalà
prohibitiu
pro-hee-bee-tee-oo
CSČeština
zakazující
za-ka-zu-ju-ci
DADansk
forbudt
for-boodt
DEDeutsch
verboten
ver-bo-ten
ELΕλληνικά
απαγορευτικός
a-pa-go-re-u-ti-kos
ESEspañol
prohibitivo
pro-hee-bee-tee-voh
FISuomi
kielletty
kie-let-ty
FRFrançais
prohibitif
pro-hee-bee-teef
HIहिन्दी
निषेधात्मक
ni-she-dhaat-mak
IDBahasa Indonesia
melarang
me-la-rang
ITItaliano
proibitivo
pro-hee-bee-tee-voh
JA日本語
禁止的な
kin-ji-teki-na
KO한국어
금지적인
geum-ji-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
larangan
la-ra-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-tawr-ma-yar
NLNederlands
verboden
ver-bo-den
NONorsk
forbudt
for-boodt
PLPolski
zakazujący
za-ka-zu-y-vee
PTPortuguês
proibitivo
pro-ee-bee-tee-voh
RORomână
interzis
in-ter-zis
RUРусский
запретный
za-preht-nyy
SVSvenska
förbuden
for-boo-den
TLTL
prohibitory
pro-hi-bi-to-ri
TRTürkçe
yasak edici
ya-sak eh-dee-chee
UKУкраїнська
заборонений
za-bo-ro-nen-y
ZH中文
禁止性的
jin-zhi-xing-de