Definition of "forbidding" in English

adjective

1. Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of forbid

noun

1. The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

   • 1920, St. John G. Ervine, The Foolish Lovers, London: W. Collins & Sons, Chapter 3, VIII, p. 228, All law was composed of hindrances and obstacles and forbiddings, and therefore he was entirely opposed to Law.