1. having a threatening, unfriendly, or unwelcoming appearance

1. the act of prohibiting or commanding someone not to do something

Examples

• The castle had a forbidding appearance with its dark towers and high walls.
• Her forbidding expression made the students afraid to ask questions.
• The mountain’s forbidding cliffs discouraged most climbers.
• The judge’s forbidding of cameras in the courtroom was strictly enforced.
• Despite the forbidding weather, they continued their hike.
• The old mansion looked forbidding in the moonlight.
• His forbidding manner kept people at a distance.