English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

forbode

What is another word for forbode? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.

Noun — An order that stops a particular thing from being done.

We haven't recorded synonyms for forbode yet. You can still read its full definition, where it comes from, or words that rhyme with it.

Etymology

From Middle English forbode, forbod, from Old English forbod (“a forbidding, prohibition”), from Proto-Germanic *frabudą (“prohibition”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, fully perceive”), equivalent to for- + bode. Cognate with Dutch verbod, German Verbot, Danish forbud, Swedish förbud. More at forbid.

Full origin of forbode →

Nearby words

← Back to the full definition of forbode
Synonyms and antonyms from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.