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forbidding

[ fer-bid-ing, fawr- ]

adjective

  1. grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister:

    his forbidding countenance.

  2. dangerous; threatening:

    forbidding clouds; forbidding cliffs.



forbidding

/ əˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. hostile or unfriendly
  2. dangerous or ominous
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Derived Forms

  • ڴǰˈ徱Բ, adverb
  • ڴǰˈ徱ԲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڴǰ·dԲ· adverb
  • ڴǰ·dԲ·Ա noun
  • ܲЭǰ·dԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forbidding1

First recorded in 1710–15; forbid + -ing 2
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Now, however, there are fresh concerns: while Syria under Assad saw political debates repressed, some worry that repression by clerics could end up forbidding some forms of art seen as anti-religious.

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But the Writers Guild of America West issued an advisory Wednesday forbidding its members from working on the film.

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The PhD candidate was moved from Massachusetts to the southern state despite a judge's order forbidding her rendition.

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Lesotho is completely encircled by South Africa, but separated by the forbidding mountain ranges.

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Of course, the biggest of the lessons learned should have been to honor the laws, both domestic and international, forbidding torture.

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