banning

noun
/ˈbænɪŋ/

The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.

Synonyms

ban
forbidding

Example sentences

“If you support banning foreign languages, you don't oppose censorship.”
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Word history

From Middle English "banning".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “banning” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.