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Meaning of forbidding

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

forbidding

Pronunciation:/fəˈbɪdɪŋ//fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To disallow; to proscribe.

    Example: 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.

    Example: An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.

  4. To accurse; to blast.

noun

Definitions

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

adjective

Definitions

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