forbidding
adjective
1. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- a forbidding scowl
Similar word(s): unpleasant, dour, grim
2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- forbidding thunderclouds
Similar word(s): alarming, baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
noun
1. an official prohibition or edict against something
Similar word(s): ban, banning, forbiddance
Definition categories: communication, prohibition
verb
1. present participle of forbid