forbidding


forbidding (http://definr.com/forbidding)

     adj 1: 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]
     2: 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, ugly]
     n : an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: ban,
          banning, forbiddance]