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1. (adj.) forbidding
grim; threatening:
a forbidding scowl.
2. forbidding
dauntingly steep:
forbidding cliffs.
3. forbidding
disagreeably difficult or challenging:
a forbidding duty.
Etymology: (1710–15)
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| Definition of 'forbidding' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding
an official prohibition or edict against something
2. (adj) dour, forbidding, grim
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
3. (adj) baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
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"
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| Definition of 'forbidding' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) forbidding
repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air
2. forbidding
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Sense: rather frightening
a forbidding appearance.
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Afrikaans: streng; kwaai voorkoms |
Arabic: بَغيض، مُنَفِّر، كَريه |
Bulgarian: страшен |
Brazilian: assustador |
Czech: odpuzující |
German: abstoßend |
Danish: skræmmende |
Greek: απειλητικός, αποκρουστικό |
Spanish: severo, imponente |
Estonian: peletav |
Farsi: ناخوشایند |
Finnish: luotaantyöntävä |
French: rébarbatif |
Hebrew: מְאַייֵם |
Hindi: अप्रीतिकर |
Croatian: odbojan, ružan |
Hungarian: félelmes |
Indonesian: menakutkan |
Icelandic: ógnvekjandi |
Italian: sgradevole |
Japanese: 近づきがたい |
Korean: 무서운 |
Lithuanian: grėsmingas |
Latvian: atbaidošs; briesmīgs |
Malay: menakutkan |
Dutch: afschrikwekkend |
Norwegian: avskrekkende, uhyggelig |
Polish: odpychający |
Persian: ناخوشایند |
Pashto: نا خواخوږه |
Portuguese: assustador |
Romanian: respingător |
Russian: отталкивающий |
Slovak: odpudzujúci |
Slovenian: mrk |
Serbian: zabranjujući |
Swedish: frånstötande, avskräckand |
Thai: ที่ไม่เป็นมิตร |
Turkish: ürkütücü |
Taiwanese: 可怕的 |
Ukrainian: загрозливий |
Urdu: نا مرغوب |
Vietnamese: gớm guốc |
Chinese: 可怕的 |
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