Hyphenation of forbidding

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word forbidding? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

for-bid-ding

Definitions of forbidding:

1.	An official prohibition or edict against something
2.	Command against I forbid you to call me late at night Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store Dad nixed our plans
3.	Keep from happening or arising Make impossible My sense of tact forbids an honest answer Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
4.	Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance A dour
5.	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
6.	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

Synonyms of forbidding:

adj	dour, grim, unpleasant
adj	baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly, alarming
noun	ban, banning, forbiddance, prohibition

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.