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   inhibition

   /ˌɪn(h)ɪˈbɪʃn/

   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 restraint on the direct expression of an instinct.
   • ▪ the slowing or prevention of a process, reaction, or function by a particular substance.
   • 2. the action of inhibiting a process. Similar hindrancehamperingholding backdiscouragementobstructionimpedimentretardationcurbingcheckingsuppressionrepressionrestrictionrestraintconstraintbridlingshacklingfetteringcrampingbalkingfrustrationarreststiflingsmotheringpreventionblockingthwartingfoilingquashingstoppinghaltingputting an end/stop tonipping in the budcurbcheckbarbarrierstraitjacketOpposite encouragementpromotion
   • 3. an order or writ of prohibition, especially against dealing with a specified piece of land or property. British

   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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   What is inhibition?

   • Definition of inhibition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] a shy or nervous feeling that stops you from expressing your real thoughts or feelings The children were shy at first, but soon lost their inhibitions. She had no inhibitions about making her opinions known.

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   What does inhibition mean in a sentence?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of INHIBITION is an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning. How to use inhibition in a sentence.

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   What does inhibit mean in psychology?

   • the state of being inhibited. something that inhibits; constraint. Psychology. 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.

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   What are inhibitions & how do you deal with them?

   • Inhibitions are feelings of embarrassment that make it difficult for you to behave naturally. They behave with a total lack of inhibition. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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     INHIBITION meaning: 1. a feeling of embarrassment or worry...

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     inhibition definicja: 1. a feeling of embarrassment or worry...

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   inhibition: 1 n the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) “a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages” Synonyms: forbiddance , prohibition Type of: action something done (usually as opposed to something said) n (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires Synonyms: suppression ...

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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.

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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.