forbidding

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forbidding Definition

• (n) an official prohibition or edict against something
• (s) 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
• (s) 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 clo

forbidding Synonyms

• baleful
• ban
• banning
• dour
• forbiddance
• forbidding
• grim
• menacing
• minacious
• minatory
• ominous
• sinister
• threatening
• ugly