English to English
adjective
- Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- an official prohibition or edict against something
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
