What does heavens forbid mean?

What does heavens forbid mean?

Definition of God/heaven forbid —used in speech to say that one hopes a bad thing will not happen This is the number you should call if, God forbid, you should get into an accident. Heaven forbid that something bad should happen.

What does God forbid mean in slang?

you hope something does not happen
a way of saying that you hope something does not happen: God forbid (that) his parents should ever find out. Linguistics: intensifying expressions. a heck of a sth/sb idiom. a load of crap, nonsense, rubbish, etc.

Is Heaven forbid an idiom?

A phrase used to invoke (at least figuratively) a higher power to prevent something that one believes would be tragic if it were to happen. Often used sarcastically. If, heaven forbid, something were to happen to you, you would want to know that your family would be taken care of.

What is the meaning of Heaven forfend?

one hopes that something does not happen
(dated or humorous) Used to express that one hopes that something does not happen: God forbid, heaven forbid. quotations ▼synonym ▲ Synonyms: see Thesaurus:God forbid.

Is God forbid offensive?

(spoken) used to say that you hope that something will not happen: ‘Maybe you’ll end up as a lawyer, like me. ‘ ‘Heaven forbid! ‘(Some people find this use offensive.)

What can I say instead of God forbid?

Synonyms

• God forbid.
• heaven forfend.
• absit omen.
• heaven forbid.
• God forfend.
• I should hope not.

Is it heaven forbid or heaven forfend?

When forfend was first used in the 14th century, it meant “to forbid.” The term is still used with this meaning in phrases like “heaven forfend” or “God forfend,” but it bears an antiquated patina communicated in our dictionary with an “archaic” label. Other uses of the word are current, though somewhat uncommon.

What is a synonym of Forfend?

In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for forfend, like: preclude, rule out, avert, forestall, obviate, prevent, stave off, ward, nip-in-the-bud, allow and debar.

What can I say instead of heaven forbid?

Synonyms

• nix.
• prohibit.
• proscribe.
• disallow.
• interdict.
• veto.

What does word Forfend mean?

to ward off : prevent
Definition of forfend transitive verb. 1a archaic : forbid. b : to ward off : prevent. 2 : protect, preserve.

Is it heaven forbid or Forfend?

What does trite or banal mean?

lacking originality, freshness
: lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite.