forbidding meaning and definition

FORBIDDING noun

Definition of forbidding (noun)

1. an official prohibition or edict against something
   • synonyms: ban, banning, forbiddance

FORBIDDING adjective

Definition of forbidding (adjective)

1. 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: dour, grim
2. 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"
   • synonyms: baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening