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forbidding

/fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    an official prohibition or edict against something

  2. verb

    command against

    I forbid you to call me late at night

  3. verb

    keep from happening or arising; make impossible

    My sense of tact forbids an honest answer

  4. adjective

    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ;, J.M.Barrie

    a dour, self sacrificing life

  5. adjective

    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

    a baleful look

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