Definition of "shouldn't" []

• Contraction of should not. (noun-possessive)

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• "But they believe they're telling a smart and talented black woman whose play they love that the word shouldn't be used so many times."
• "The state's highest court ruled that Alejandrina Cabrera's name shouldn't appear on the March 13 election ballot in San Luis but didn't list a reason for the decision."
• "I slipped in that and said a word I shouldn't have."