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Uncommonforbidding
The correct spelling is forbidding.
How to pronounce forbidding
verb
IPA: /fəˈbɪdɪŋ/
Say it like: For-bid-din-g
The correct spelling is forbidding. To disallow; to proscribe. For example: "Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."
Usage Examples
“Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.”
“An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.”
“What part of "no" do you forbid to understand?”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To disallow; to proscribe.
- 2.(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- 3.To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
- 4.To accurse; to blast.
- 5.To defy; to challenge.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
adjective
- 1.Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
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