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Forbidding vs Stoppage - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between forbidding and stoppage

is that forbidding is the act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition while stoppage is a pause or halt of some activity.

As an adjective forbidding

is highly unpleasant or disagreeable.

As a verb forbidding

is present participle of lang=en.

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.

    stoppage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pause or halt of some activity.
  • Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a blockage.