forbidding
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forbidding
- /fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/ US
- /fəˈbɪdɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪdɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, forbid + -ing.
adjective more forbidding · most forbidding
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Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
What cause, cry’d he, can justify our flight,
To tempt the dangers of forbidding night?
Similar: bleak, frosty, grim, uninviting, cheerless, comfortless, dark, morose, depressing, desolate, dire, disconsolate · Opposite: approachable, inviting, welcoming
verb
- present participle and gerund of forbid
noun forbiddings
- The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition. But all these poor forbiddings could not stay him;
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: forbiddance, banning, sinister, minacious, menacing, threatening, minatory, ugly, dour, ban, alarming, grim, unpleasant, baleful, ominous, denying
Translations
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adj highly unpleasant or disagreeable
| Deutsch | unwirtlich, abweisend, zurückweisend, äußerst unfreundlich, abstoßend, widerwärtig |
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adj threatening or menacing
| Deutsch | bedrohlich |
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Talk about this word "forbidding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forbidding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. forbidding. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/forbidding "forbidding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forbidding.Cite this
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title = {forbidding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forbidding},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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