Inhibition - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word inhibition
Brit.  |ɪn(h)ɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word inhibition

noun

- (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires (syn: suppression)
- the quality of being inhibited
- (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve
- the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (syn: forbiddance, prohibition)
a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages

Extra examples

She laughed loudly and without inhibition.

...an innate inhibition made it difficult for him to tell his girlfriend what he was really feeling...

She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt.

People tend to lose their inhibitions when they've drunk a lot of alcohol.

Word forms

noun
singular: inhibition
plural: inhibitions
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