Definition of 'inhibition'
Word forms: plural inhibitions
variable noun
Inhibitions are feelings of fear or embarrassment that make it difficult for you to behave naturally.
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inhibition in British English
noun
1.
the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited
2. psychology
a.
a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted
b.
the weakening of a learned response usually as a result of extinction or because of the presence of a distracting stimulus
4. physiology
the suppression of the function or action of an organ or part, as by stimulation of its nerve supply
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inhibition in American English
noun
1.
an inhibiting or being inhibited
2.
anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought
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Word origin
ME inhibicion < OFr < L inhibitioWord Frequency
inhibition in American English
(ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnhɪ-)
noun
1.
the act of inhibiting
2.
the state of being inhibited
3.
something that inhibits; constraint
4. Psychology
b.
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
5. Physiology
b.
7. English Ecclesiastical Law
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inhibition
British English: inhibition
/ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən; ˌɪnɪ-/ NOUN
Inhibitions are feelings of embarrassment that make it difficult for you to behave naturally.
They behave with a total lack of inhibition.
- American English: inhibition /ɪnɪˈbɪʃən/
- Arabic: كَبْحٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: inibição
- Chinese: 约束
- Croatian: inhibicija
- Czech: zábrana chování
- Danish: hæmning
- Dutch: remming
- European Spanish: inhibición
- Finnish: esto
- French: inhibition
- German: Hemmung
- Greek: αναστολή αίσθημα
- Italian: inibizione
- Japanese: 抑圧
- Korean: 억제
- Norwegian: hemning
- Polish: zahamowanie
- European Portuguese: inibição
- Romanian: inhibiție
- Russian: подавленность
- Latin American Spanish: inhibición
- Swedish: hämning
- Thai: การหักห้ามใจ
- Turkish: ketlenme
- Ukrainian: стримування
- Vietnamese: sự ức chế
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