curfewnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkɜː.fjuː/us/ˈkɝː.fjuː/a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble:
to impose/lift a curfew
a midnight curfew
He was shot for breaking (= not obeying) the curfew.
mainly US a time by which a child must be home in the evening:
You'll be in trouble if you get home after curfew.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolitionist
- ban
- bar
- blacklist
- clean
- clean (sth) up
- debar
- deny
- disallow
- disqualify
- forbid
- nix
- out of bounds idiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- proscribe
- unauthorized
- veto
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