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Definition of forbidding adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

forbidding

adjective
 
/fəˈbɪdɪŋ/
 
/fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
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  1. seeming unfriendly and frightening
    • a forbidding appearance/look/manner
    • The house looked dark and forbidding.
    • His face took on a forbidding, sombre look.
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