For-bĭd'ding, p. a.

participial adjective

p. a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.

Synonyms— Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent.