"God forbid" meaning in English

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Adverbial phrase

  1. Tags: no-gloss Synonyms: God forbid, heaven forfend, absit omen, heaven forbid, God forfend, perish the thought
    Sense id: en-God_forbid-en-adv_phrase-47DEQpj8

Interjection

Audio: en-au-God forbid.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} God forbid
  1. (idiomatic, subjunctive) indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable Tags: idiomatic, subjunctive Synonyms: God forbid, heaven forfend, absit omen, heaven forbid, God forfend, I should hope not Translations (Don't let it be): μὴ γένοιτο (mḕ génoito) (Ancient Greek), لَا سَمَحَ اللّٰه (lā samaḥa llāh) (Arabic), لَا قَدَّرَ اللّٰه (lā qaddara llāh) (Arabic), مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ (maʕāḏa llāhi) (Arabic), لا سمح اللّٰه (la samaḥ alla) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), بعيد الشر (beʕd ešar) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), Աստված չանի (Astvac čʻani) (Armenian), Allah göstərməsin (Azerbaijani), Allah eləməsin (Azerbaijani), iraq olsun (Azerbaijani), Аллам һаҡлаһын (Allam haqlahın) (Bashkir), খোদা না খাস্তা (khōda na khasta) (Bengali), да не дава Господ (da ne dava Gospod) (Bulgarian), не дай си Боже (ne daj si Bože) (Bulgarian), خوا نەخواستە (xwa nexwaste) (Central Kurdish), chraňbůh (Czech), Bože chraň (Czech), gud forbyde (Danish), god verhoede (Dutch), Herra varjele (Finnish), à Dieu ne plaise (French), Dieu nous en préserve (French), ღმერთმა დაიფაროს (ɣmertma daiparos) (Georgian), Gott behüte (German), Gott bewahre (German), da sei Gott vor (German), ο μη γένοιτο (o mi génoito) (Greek), Θεός φυλάξοι (Theós fyláxoi) (Greek), חס ושלום (khas v'shalom) (Hebrew), חָלִילָה (ḥalíla) [feminine] (Hebrew), भगवान न करे (bhagvān na kare) (Hindi), ईश्वर न करे (īśvar na kare) (Hindi), अल्लाह न करे (allāh na kare) (english: chiefly among Muslims) (Hindi), Isten őrizz! (Hungarian), Isten ments! (Hungarian), nehogy (Hungarian), ne adj' isten (Hungarian), ci mancherebbe altro (Italian), Dī āverterint! (Latin), Dī meliora! (Latin), lai Dievs dod (Latvian), не дај Боже (ne daj Bože) (Macedonian), чувај Боже (čuvaj Bože) (Macedonian), Бог да чува! (Bog da čuva!) (Macedonian), не даждь богъ (ne daždĭ bogŭ) (Old Church Slavonic), خداینکرده (xodây-nakarde) (Persian), خدا نکنه (xodâ nakone) (Persian), broń Boże nie daj Bóg (Polish), niech Pan Bóg broni (Polish), broń Boże (Polish), Deus me perdoe (Portuguese), Deus me livre (Portuguese), Deus me livre e guarde (Portuguese), ferească Domnul (Romanian), Doamne ferește (Romanian), ferească Dumnezeu (Romanian), не дай Бог (ne daj Bog) (Russian), Боже упаси (Bože upasi) (Russian), не дај Боже [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Боже сачувај! [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ne daj Bože [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Bože sačuvaj! [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Bože chráň (Slovak), Pánboh ochraňuj (Slovak), nedaj Bože (Slovak), ¡Dios no lo quiera! (Spanish), ¡Que Dios lo impida! (Spanish), ¡Dios nos libre! (Spanish), Dios no lo quiera (Spanish), Dios me libre (Spanish), Gud förbjude (Swedish), Allah korusun! (Turkish), Allah muhafaza (Turkish), Allah göstermesin (Turkish), Allah saklasın (Turkish), Tanrı korusun (Turkish), боро́нь Бо́же (borónʹ Bóže) (Ukrainian), борони́ Бо́же (boroný Bóže) (Ukrainian), сохрани́ Бо́же (soxraný Bóže) (Ukrainian), اللہ ماف کرے (allāh māf kare) (Urdu), اللہ نہ کرے (allāh nah kare) (Urdu), خدا نخواستہ (xudā naxāsta) (Urdu), معاذ اللہ (ma'āz allāh) (Urdu), חס־ושלום (khas-vesholem) (Yiddish), חלילה (kholile) (Yiddish)
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "lā samaḥa llāh",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "لَا سَمَحَ اللّٰه"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "lā qaddara llāh",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "لَا قَدَّرَ اللّٰه"
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        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "maʕāḏa llāhi",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ"
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "la samaḥ alla",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
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          "word": "لا سمح اللّٰه"
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          "roman": "beʕd ešar",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic"
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          "word": "بعيد الشر"
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          "sense": "Don't let it be",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Allah göstərməsin"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Allah eləməsin"
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        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "iraq olsun"
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          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "Allam haqlahın",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Аллам һаҡлаһын"
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "khōda na khasta",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "খোদা না খাস্তা"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "da ne dava Gospod",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "да не дава Господ"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ne daj si Bože",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "не дай си Боже"
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "chraňbůh"
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Bože chraň"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "gud forbyde"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "god verhoede"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Herra varjele"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "à Dieu ne plaise"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Dieu nous en préserve"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ɣmertma daiparos",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "ღმერთმა დაიფაროს"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Gott behüte"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Gott bewahre"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "da sei Gott vor"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "o mi génoito",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "ο μη γένοιτο"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Theós fyláxoi",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Θεός φυλάξοι"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "mḕ génoito",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "μὴ γένοιτο"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khas v'shalom",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "חס ושלום"
        },
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ḥalíla",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "חָלִילָה"
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        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bhagvān na kare",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "भगवान न करे"
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        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "īśvar na kare",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "ईश्वर न करे"
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          "code": "hi",
          "english": "chiefly among Muslims",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "allāh na kare",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "अल्लाह न करे"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Isten őrizz!"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Isten ments!"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "nehogy"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "ne adj' isten"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "ci mancherebbe altro"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "xwa nexwaste",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "خوا نەخواستە"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Dī āverterint!"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Dī meliora!"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "lai Dievs dod"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ne daj Bože",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "не дај Боже"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "čuvaj Bože",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "чувај Боже"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Bog da čuva!",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Бог да чува!"
        },
        {
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
          "roman": "ne daždĭ bogŭ",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "не даждь богъ"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "xodây-nakarde",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "خداینکرده"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "xodâ nakone",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "خدا نکنه"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "broń Boże nie daj Bóg"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "niech Pan Bóg broni"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "broń Boże"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Deus me perdoe"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Deus me livre"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Deus me livre e guarde"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "ferească Domnul"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Doamne ferește"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "ferească Dumnezeu"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ne daj Bog",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "не дай Бог"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Bože upasi",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Боже упаси"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "не дај Боже"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "Боже сачувај!"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "ne daj Bože"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "Bože sačuvaj!"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Bože chráň"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Pánboh ochraňuj"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "nedaj Bože"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "¡Dios no lo quiera!"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "¡Que Dios lo impida!"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "¡Dios nos libre!"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Dios no lo quiera"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Dios me libre"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Gud förbjude"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Allah korusun!"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Allah muhafaza"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Allah göstermesin"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Allah saklasın"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "Tanrı korusun"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "borónʹ Bóže",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "боро́нь Бо́же"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "boroný Bóže",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "борони́ Бо́же"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "soxraný Bóže",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "сохрани́ Бо́же"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "allāh māf kare",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "اللہ ماف کرے"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "allāh nah kare",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "اللہ نہ کرے"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "xudā naxāsta",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "خدا نخواستہ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "ma'āz allāh",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "معاذ اللہ"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "khas-vesholem",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "חס־ושלום"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "kholile",
          "sense": "Don't let it be",
          "word": "חלילה"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lā samaḥa llāh",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "لَا سَمَحَ اللّٰه"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lā qaddara llāh",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "لَا قَدَّرَ اللّٰه"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "maʕāḏa llāhi",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ"
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      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "la samaḥ alla",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "لا سمح اللّٰه"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "beʕd ešar",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "بعيد الشر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Astvac čʻani",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Աստված չանի"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Allah göstərməsin"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Allah eləməsin"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "iraq olsun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "Allam haqlahın",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Аллам һаҡлаһын"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "khōda na khasta",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "খোদা না খাস্তা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "da ne dava Gospod",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "да не дава Господ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ne daj si Bože",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "не дай си Боже"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "chraňbůh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Bože chraň"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "gud forbyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "god verhoede"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Herra varjele"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "à Dieu ne plaise"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Dieu nous en préserve"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ɣmertma daiparos",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "ღმერთმა დაიფაროს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Gott behüte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Gott bewahre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "da sei Gott vor"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "o mi génoito",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "ο μη γένοιτο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Theós fyláxoi",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Θεός φυλάξοι"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "mḕ génoito",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "μὴ γένοιτο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khas v'shalom",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "חס ושלום"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ḥalíla",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "חָלִילָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhagvān na kare",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "भगवान न करे"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "īśvar na kare",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "ईश्वर न करे"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "english": "chiefly among Muslims",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "allāh na kare",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "अल्लाह न करे"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Isten őrizz!"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Isten ments!"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "nehogy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "ne adj' isten"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "ci mancherebbe altro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "xwa nexwaste",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "خوا نەخواستە"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Dī āverterint!"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Dī meliora!"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "lai Dievs dod"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ne daj Bože",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "не дај Боже"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čuvaj Bože",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "чувај Боже"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Bog da čuva!",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Бог да чува!"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "ne daždĭ bogŭ",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "не даждь богъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xodây-nakarde",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "خداینکرده"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xodâ nakone",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "خدا نکنه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "broń Boże nie daj Bóg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "niech Pan Bóg broni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "broń Boże"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Deus me perdoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Deus me livre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Deus me livre e guarde"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "ferească Domnul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Doamne ferește"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "ferească Dumnezeu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ne daj Bog",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "не дай Бог"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Bože upasi",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Боже упаси"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "не дај Боже"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Боже сачувај!"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "ne daj Bože"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Bože sačuvaj!"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Bože chráň"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Pánboh ochraňuj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "nedaj Bože"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "¡Dios no lo quiera!"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "¡Que Dios lo impida!"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "¡Dios nos libre!"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Dios no lo quiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Dios me libre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Gud förbjude"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Allah korusun!"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Allah muhafaza"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Allah göstermesin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Allah saklasın"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "Tanrı korusun"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "borónʹ Bóže",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "боро́нь Бо́же"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "boroný Bóže",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "борони́ Бо́же"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "soxraný Bóže",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "сохрани́ Бо́же"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "allāh māf kare",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "اللہ ماف کرے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "allāh nah kare",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "اللہ نہ کرے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "xudā naxāsta",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "خدا نخواستہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ma'āz allāh",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "معاذ اللہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "khas-vesholem",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "חס־ושלום"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "kholile",
      "sense": "Don't let it be",
      "word": "חלילה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "God forbid"
}

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "God willing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "gods willing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "knock on wood"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "inshallah"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "please God"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "touch wood"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "God forbid"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "heaven forfend"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "absit omen"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "heaven forbid"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "God forfend"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:God forbid",
          "word": "perish the thought"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "source": "thesaurus",
  "word": "God forbid"
}

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