forbidding
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Is forbidding a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of forbidding?
Definition
noun (English)
1. an official prohibition or edict against somethingSynonyms: ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding
verb (English)
1. command againstExamples: "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"Synonyms: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, vetoAntonyms: allow, permit
2. keep from happening or arising; make impossibleExamples: "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"Synonyms: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
adjective satellite (English)
1. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.BarrieExamples: "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"Synonyms: dour, forbidding, grim
2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsExamples: "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"Synonyms: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
Definition source: Wiktionary