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Definição e significado de forbidding
forbidding
- present participle of forbid (verb)
Definição
forbidding (adj.)
1.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 blac..."
2.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" - J.M.Barrie
forbidding (n.)
1.an official prohibition or edict against something
forbid (v. trans.)
1.command against"I forbid you to call me late at night" "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" "Dad nixed our plans"
2.keep from happening or arising; make impossible"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
forbid (v.)
1.prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure"Smoking is banned in this building"
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Merriam Webster
ForbiddingFor*bid"ding (?), a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
Syn. -- Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent.
-- For*bid"ding*ly, adv. -- For*bid"ding*ness, n.
ForbidFor*bid" (fŏr*bĭd"), v. t. [imp. Forbade (fŏr*băd"); p. p. Forbidden (fŏr*bĭd"d'n) (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding (fŏr*bĭd"dĭng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbeódan; pref. for- + beódan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel. fyrirbjōða, forboða, Sw. förbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]
1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
More than I have said . . .
The leisure and enforcement of the time
Forbids to dwell upon. Shak.
2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
Have I not forbid her my house? Shak.
3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. Dryden.
4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]
He shall live a man forbid. Shak.
5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] L. Andrews.
Syn. -- To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit.
ForbidFor*bid" (?), v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. “I did not or forbid.” Milton.
Sinónimos
forbidding (adj.)
baleful, black, dour, grim, hopeless, inauspicious, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, repellent, repulsive, sinister, threatening, unfriendly
forbidding (n.)
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Ver também
forbidding (adj.)
↘ balefully, forbiddingly, in a sinister way, ominously, sinisterly ↗ menace, threaten
forbid (v.)
↘ forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition, prohibitive, prohibitory
Locuções
⇨ Don't Forbid Me • Enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong • God Forbid • Heaven Forbid • Laws to forbid smoking
Dicionario analógico
forbidding (adj.)
inquiétant (fr)[Classe]
risky; chancy; chanceful; dicey; dodgy[Classe]
menaçant (fr)[Classe]
méchant (fr)[ClasseParExt...]
triste (fr)[Classe]
forbidding (adj.)
forbidding (n.)
forbid (v.)
forbid (v. tr.)
ban; inhibit; prohibit; deny; decline; refuse; repulse; turn down[Classe]
rejeter, ne pas inclure (fr)[Classe]
forbid (v. tr.)
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