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forbidding


I - noun
an official prohibition or edict against something
Syn:
ban, banning, forbiddance
Derivationally related forms:
forbid, forbid (for: forbiddance), ban (for: ban)
Hypernyms:
prohibition
Hyponyms:
test ban

II - adjective
1. 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
Syn:
baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous,
sinister, threatening
Similar to:
alarming
Derivationally related forms:
omen (for: ominous), balefulness (for: baleful)
2. 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
Syn:
dour, grim
Similar to:
unpleasant
Derivationally related forms:
grimness (for: grim)

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