forbidding — having a threatening, menacing, or discouraging appearance
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: having a threatening, menacing, or discouraging appearance
Pronunciation (IPA): /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
Korean meaning: 위협적인, 무시무시한, 접근하기 어려운
Korean pronunciation: 퍼**비**딩
Example Sentences
- The teacher's forbidding glare made the students immediately stop talking.
- My grandmother's forbidding face when she sees me eating cookies before dinner is scarier than any horror movie.
- The forbidding mountain range discouraged many climbers from attempting the journey.
forbidding
ADJECTIVE//fərˈbɪdɪŋ//
having a threatening, menacing, or discouraging appearance
having a threatening, menacing, or discouraging appearance
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This forbidding guard's not kidding about ridding!
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Origin
고대 영어 'forbeodan'에서 유래되었으며, 'for-'(완전히)와 'beodan'(명령하다)가 결합되어 '완전히 금지하다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.
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“The teacher's forbidding glare made the students immediately stop talking.”
“My grandmother's forbidding face when she sees me eating cookies before dinner is scarier than any horror movie.”
“The forbidding mountain range discouraged many climbers from attempting the journey.”
“His boss has such a forbidding personality that employees prefer to communicate via email rather than face-to-face.”
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