forbidden fruit (redirected from Forbidden fruit effect)

forbidden fruit

n.

An indulgence or a pleasure that is illegal or is believed to be immoral.

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[From the story of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, forbidden to Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:16-3:19.]

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forbidden fruit

n

any pleasure or enjoyment regarded as illicit, esp sexual indulgence

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

forbidden fruit - originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

Translations

forbidden fruit

n → verbotene Früchte pl; forbidden fruits are always the sweetest → verbotene Früchte schmecken am süßesten

forbidden fruit n → frutto proibito