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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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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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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
of Forbid
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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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