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Forbidding vs Restricting - What's the difference?

forbidding | restricting |

As adjectives the difference between forbidding and restricting

is that forbidding is highly unpleasant or disagreeable while restricting is serving to restrict.

As verbs the difference between forbidding and restricting

is that forbidding is while restricting 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.

    restricting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • serving to restrict