definition of
forbidding

[1] #1 forbidding n. [ban, banning, forbiddance] an official prohibition or edict against something. wn

[2] #2 forbidding s. [baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening] 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 clo. wn