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

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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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   Inhibitions are feelings of fear or embarrassment that make it difficult for you to behave naturally. The whole point about dancing is to stop thinking and lose all your inhibitions. They behave with a total lack of inhibition. Synonyms: shyness, reserve, restraint, hang-up [informal] More Synonyms of inhibition. More Synonyms of inhibition.

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   noun. /ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃn/, /ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃn/ [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. Extra Examples. Topics Feelings c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.

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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.