ürkütücü, korku veren

Turkish - English

Definition of ürkütücü, korku veren in Turkish English dictionary

{s} forbidding

threatening or menacing

Present participle of forbid

highly unpleasant or disagreeable

{a} hindering, hateful, causing

Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air

{s} foreboding, imposing, hostile, unfriendly; frightening, threatening

If you describe a person, place, or thing as forbidding, you mean they have a severe, unfriendly, or threatening appearance. There was something a little severe and forbidding about her face. a huge, forbidding building. having a frightening or unfriendly appearance forbidding place/land/landscape etc

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, 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

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"

an official prohibition or edict against something

Hyphenation

ür·kü·tü·cü, kor·ku ve·ren