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Inhibition

//ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of inhibiting. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) wordnet
  3. 3
    A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally. countable, uncountable

    "Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers."

  4. 4
    (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires wordnet
  5. 5
    The process of stopping or retarding a reaction. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the quality of being inhibited wordnet
  2. 7
    A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part wordnet
  4. 9
    A recusal. Philippines, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.

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