forbidding
/fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
adjective
- Having a frightening, unfriendly, or threatening appearance or manner.
- Her teacher's forbidding expression made the students too nervous to ask questions.
- The hikers turned back when they saw the forbidding cliffs ahead.
- The old mansion looked dark and forbidding in the moonlight.
noun
- The act of ordering someone not to do something; a prohibition.
- The forbidding of loud music after midnight was a new rule in the dorm.
- The forbidding of certain books in the library caused a public debate.
- His forbidding of any discussion about the topic only made people more curious.