What is "forbidding" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does forbidding mean in English? Meaning of forbidding definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "forbidding" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "forbidding": an official prohibition or edict against something

Noun

  • Meaning: an official prohibition or edict against something
  • Synonyms: ban banning forbiddance forbidding
  • Hyponyms: test ban
  • Hypernyms: prohibition
  • Meaning of "forbidding": harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

    Adjective

  • Meaning: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: dour forbidding grim
  • Similar: unpleasant
  • Meaning of "forbidding": threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

    Adjective

  • Meaning: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous sinister threatening
  • Similar: alarming
  • Adjective: highly unpleasant or disagreeable.threatening or menacing.
  • Synonyms:

    sinister, threatening, menacing, frightening, grim, tough, hostile, foreboding, offensive, repellent, abhorrent, disagreeable, dour, odious, repulsive, ugly, unapproachable, unfriendly, unpleasant, off-putting, glowering,

    Antonyms:

    kind, friendly, nice, gentle, agreeable, approachable, undaunting,

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    forbidding in English: forbidding
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