Meaning & Definition of Forbidding in English

1. An official prohibition or edict against something

1. 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

2. 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"