forbidding

for·bid·ding  (fr-bdng, fôr-)

adj.

1. Tending or threatening to impede progress: forbidding rapids.

2. Unpleasant; disagreeable: a forbidding scowl.

3. Having a menacing aspect: forbidding thunderclouds.

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for·bidding·ly adv.

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forbidding

Adjective

severe and threatening in appearance or manner: a very large and forbidding building

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forbidding - an official prohibition or edict against something banning, forbiddance, ban prohibition - refusal to approve or assent to test ban - a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons
Adj.	1.	forbidding - 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 dour, grim unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	2.	forbidding - 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" menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, baleful alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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forbidding

adjective threatening, severe, frightening, hostile, grim, menacing, sinister, daunting, ominous, unfriendly, foreboding, baleful, bodeful << OPPOSITE inviting

Translations

forbidding [fəˈbɪdɪŋ] adj [landscape] → inhóspito (= severe); severo

forbidding [fəˈbɪdɪŋ] adj → d'aspect or d'allure sévère or sombre

forbidding [fəˈbɪdɪŋ] forbid adj (look) → streng;

(prospect) → grauenhaft

forbidding [fəˈbɪdɪŋ] adj → arcigno/a, d'aspetto minaccioso