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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINHIBITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INHIBITION definition: 1. a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want: 2…. Learn more.

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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 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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   The blocking or limiting of the activity of an organ, tissue, or cell of the body, caused by the action of a nerve or neuron or by the release of a substance such as a hormone or neurotransmitter. Compare excitation. inhibition. A personal hindrance to activity or expression.

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   INHIBITION meaning: 1. a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want: 2…. Learn more.

7. 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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › inhibitionInhibition - definition of inhibition by The Free Dictionary

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   Inhibition is the act or state of restraining, blocking, or suppressing something. It can apply to behavior, impulses, reactions, or functions in psychology, chemistry, biology, and physiology.

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

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   An inhibition is a force that prevents something from happening—and often comes from you yourself. Shy people are often said to suffer from inhibitions. Some inhibitions are good, such as the one that prevents us from choking the life out of people we dislike.