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forbidding
adjective
: not friendly or appealing : having a frightening or threatening appearance
Full Definition of FORBIDDING
1
: such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible <forbidding walls>
2
: disagreeable, repellent <a forbidding task>
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First Known Use of FORBIDDING
1599
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- Synonyms
- alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearsome, fearful, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, shocking, spine-chilling, terrible, terrifying
FORBIDDING Defined for Kids
forbidding
adjective for·bid·ding \fər-ˈbi-diŋ\
Definition of FORBIDDING for Kids
: tending to frighten or discourage <a forbidding old house>
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