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Forbidding

Forbidding Meaning & Definition
Forbidding Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Forbidding?

[n] an official prohibition or edict against something
[adj] threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
[adj] harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie

Synonyms | Synonyms for Forbidding: alarming | baleful | ban | banning | dour | forbiddance | grim | menacing | minacious | minatory | ominous | sinister | threatening | ugly | unpleasant

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See Also | prohibition | test ban

Forbidding In Webster's Dictionary

\For*bid"ding\, a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air. Syn: Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent. -- {For*bid"ding*ly}, adv. -- {For*bid"ding*ness}, n.

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