FORBIDDING

• (noun) an official prohibition or edict against something

  synonyms : ban , banning , forbiddance

• (adj.) 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 clouds", "the situation became ugly"

  synonyms : baleful , menacing , minacious , minatory , ominous , sinister , threatening

  with the arrival of her maternal uncle, it became a baleful party. -added by diviya_inlas

  
  -tagged by editor1
  menacing giant face

• (adj.) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

  "a dour, self-sacrificing life", "a forbidding scowl", "a grim man loving duty more than humanity", "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"

  synonyms : dour , grim

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