FORBIDDING

baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening

(adjective) 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”

dour, forbidding, grim

(adjective) 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

ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding

(noun) an official prohibition or edict against something

FORBID

forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix

(verb) command against; “I forbid you to call me late at night”; “Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”; “Dad nixed our plans”

prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

(verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible; “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”; “Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

forbidding (comparative more forbidding, superlative most forbidding)

Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.

Antonyms

• approachable

• inviting

• welcoming

Verb

forbidding

present participle of forbid

Noun

forbidding (plural forbiddings)

The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

Source: Wiktionary

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For*bid"ding, a.

Definition: 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.

FORBID

For*bid", v. t. [imp. Forbade; p. p. Forbidden (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding.] Etym: [OE. forbeden, AS. forbeódan; pref. for- + beódan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel., fyrirbjoedha, forboedha, Sw. förbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]

1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon. Shak.

2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. Have I not forbid her my house Shak.

3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. Dryden.

4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.] He shall live a man forbid. Shak.

5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] L. Andrews.

Syn.

– To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit.

For*bid", v. i.

Definition: To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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