English to English adjective
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Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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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
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30 noun
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an official prohibition or edict against something | source: wordnet30
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