FORBIDDINGS

Noun

forbiddings

plural of forbidding

Source: Wiktionary

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FORBIDDING

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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