mustn't

/ˈmʌs.n̩t/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

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"You mustn't blame yourself for this tragedy."
"We must go, mustn't we?"
"1906, Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter 4: The engine-burglar, "Now, listen," said Mother; "it's quite true that we're poor, but we have enough to live on. You mustn't go telling everyone about our affairs--it's not right. And you must never, never, never ask strangers to give you things. Now always remember that--won't you?""
"Look, we mustn't mistake ourselves for regular people. We're artists."

From must + -n't.

shouldn't can't oughtn't

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌs.n̩t/.

What does mustn't mean?

Where does mustn't come from?

From must + -n't.

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