an official prohibition or edict against something

[ Syn: ban , banning , forbiddance ]

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- J.M.Barrie

[ Syn: dour , grim ]

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

[ Syn: baleful , menacing , minacious , minatory , ominous , sinister , threatening ]