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Forbidding vs Despicable - What's the difference?

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Forbidding is a related term of despicable.


As adjectives the difference between forbidding and despicable

is that forbidding is highly unpleasant or disagreeable while despicable is fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless.

As a verb forbidding

is .

As a noun forbidding

is the act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

forbidding

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • highly unpleasant or disagreeable
  • threatening or menacing

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
  • * William Shakespeare
    • But all these poor forbiddings could not stay him.

    despicable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * mean * vile

    Antonyms

    * honorable

    References

    English words suffixed with -able