Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Forbidding has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
an official prohibition or edict against something
The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
present participle of forbid
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"
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"
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.