forbidding
/fəˈbɪdɪŋ//fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To disallow; to proscribe.
“Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.”
- 2
(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- 3
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
“An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.”
- 4
To accurse; to blast.
- 5
To defy; to challenge.
“What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?”
noun
- 1
The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
adjective
- 1
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
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