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verpönt

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German

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Etymology

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Past participle of earlier (18th century) verpönen (to consider bad, to disapprove), from earlier (15th century) verpēnen (to punish with a fine), from Middle High German pēn, pēne (punishment), from Medieval Latin pēna, from Classical Latin poena (punishment, revenge, torment).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt/
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Adjective

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verpönt (strong nominative masculine singular verpönter, comparative verpönter, superlative am verpöntesten)

  1. frowned upon, disapproved, scorned
    Synonyms: unerwünscht, schlecht angesehen

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