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   in·hi·bi·tion

   /ˌinəˈbiSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way: "the children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions" Similar shynessreticenceself-consciousnessreservediffidencebashfulnesscoynessembarrassmentuneasewarinessreluctancediscomforthesitancehesitancyapprehensionnervesnervousnessinsecuritylack of confidenceunassertivenesstimiditytimorousnessrepressionrestraintconstraintreservationmental blockpsychological blockinformal:hang-up
   • ▪ a voluntary or involuntary restraint on the direct expression of an instinct.
   • ▪ the action of inhibiting, restricting, or hindering a process. Similar hindrancehamperingholding backdiscouragementobstructionimpedimentretardationcurbingcheckingsuppressionrepressionrestrictionrestraintconstraintbridlingshacklingfetteringcrampingbalkingfrustrationarreststiflingsmotheringpreventionblockingthwartingfoilingquashingstoppinghaltingputting an end/stop tonipping in the budcurbcheckbarbarrierstraitjacketOpposite encouragementpromotion
   • ▪ the slowing or prevention of a process, reaction, or function by a particular substance.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘forbidding, a prohibition’): from Latin inhibitio(n-), from the verb inhibere (see inhibit).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inhibitionInhibition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Inhibition is a noun that means an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning, or the act of inhibiting something. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, word history, and medical and psychological aspects of inhibition.

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   Inhibition is a noun that means a feeling of embarrassment or worry, or the act of stopping or slowing down a process. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of inhibition from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   the blocking or holding back of one psychological process by another. inappropriate conscious or unconscious restraint or suppression of behavior, as sexual behavior, often due to guilt or fear produced by past punishment, or sometimes considered a dispositional trait. Physiology.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINHIBITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Inhibition is the act or state of restraining or suppressing something, such as a behavior, emotion, or reaction. It can also refer to a psychological, physiological, or chemical process that reduces or stops an activity or function.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINHIBITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Inhibition is a noun that means a feeling of embarrassment or worry, or the act of stopping or slowing down a process. Learn more about the different meanings, synonyms, and usage of inhibition with examples from various sources.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inhibitionInhibition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of inhibition. noun. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) “a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages” synonyms: forbiddance, prohibition. see more. noun. (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires. synonyms: suppression. see more. noun.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › inhibitioninhibition - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Inhibition is a noun that means a shy or nervous feeling that stops you from expressing your real thoughts or feelings, or the act of limiting or preventing a process or an action. Learn more about the word origin, usage notes, synonyms and collocations with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.