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      forbidding
      noun
      The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
      adjective
      Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
      Synonyms for forbidding
      threateningadjmenacingadjominousadjprohibitingvprohibitoryadjproscriptiveadjdiscouragingadjinterdictoryadjunfriendlyadjharshadj
      Words related to forbidding
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