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Dictionary definition for: Forbidding

1. (n) an official prohibition or edict against something

2. (s) 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"- J.M.Barrie

3. (s) 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 clo

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