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Forbidding vs Forbiddance - What's the difference?

forbidding | forbiddance |

As nouns the difference between forbidding and forbiddance

is that forbidding is the act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition while forbiddance is an official prohibition or edict against something.

As an adjective forbidding

is highly unpleasant or disagreeable.

As a verb forbidding

is .

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.

    forbiddance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an official prohibition or edict against something.
  • :He ignored his parents' forbiddance.
  • Synonyms

    * ban

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