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Noun
/ˌin(h)iˈbiSHən/,
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inhibitions, plural;
  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
    • - a powerful tranquilizer that causes lack of inhibition
  2. A voluntary or involuntary restraint on the direct expression of an instinct

  3. The action of inhibiting, restricting, or hindering a process

  4. The slowing or prevention of a process, reaction, or function by a particular substance


  1. (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
  2. the quality of being inhibited
  3. (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"
  4. prohibition: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"
  5. (inhibit) suppress: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
  6. (inhibit) limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
  7. Social inhibition is a conscious or unconscious constraint or curtailment by a person of a process or behaviour that the person may consider objectionable in a social setting. Inhibitions can serve necessary social functions, reducing or preventing certain antisocial impulses from being acted on.
  8. (Inhibitions (song)) "Inhibitions" is a eurodance song performed by Swedish band Alcazar. The song is the second single from their third album, Disco Defenders.
  9. (Inhibitor (chemistry)) A reaction inhibitor is a substance that decreases the rate of, or prevents, a chemical reaction.
  10. (Inhibitors (Revelation Space)) This is a list of fictional alien and modified human races in the fictional Revelation Space universe created by Alastair Reynolds.
  11. An inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP) is a synaptic potential that decreases the chance that a future action potential will occur in a postsynaptic neuron or α-motoneuron. Purves et al. Neuroscience. 4th ed. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates, Incorporated; 2008. ...
  12. (inhibit) to hinder; to restrain
  13. (inhibitor) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction; Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process
  14. (inhibitory) that inhibits; of, or relating to an inhibitor
  15. (inhibitions) Inner thoughts that keep people from engaging in certain activities.
  16. (INHIBIT) To hold in check or stop; e.g., to inhibit or check seed germination or plant growth with herbicides.
  17. (INHIBIT) A way of taking control of a rogue lantern (or lanterns) at the lighting desk during the operation of a show and removing them from any further lighting states, until the inhibit is removed. Can also be used for removing the front of house lighting from a curtain call state. ...
  18. (Inhibit) Some lighting desks allow for the control of one or a group of channels to be overridden via a separate control circuit.
  19. (inhibit) (v.) to prevent, restrain, stop (When I told you I needed the car last night, I certainly never meant to inhibit you from going out.)
  20. (inhibit) [BSG] Bit 28 (big-endian) of every 645 and 6180 instruction is labeled "inhibit", and prevents interrupts, connect faults, and timer runouts after this instruction (or pair on the 6180). On the 645, the inhibit bit was only obeyed in master (privileged) mode. ...
  21. (inhibit) v.  ~ sb prevent sb from doing sth that should be natural or easy to do
  22. (inhibited (insulating oil)) A mineral insulating oil which contains an anti-oxidant.
  23. (inhibited) (79) [Rare] prohibited; forbidden.
  24. (inhibited) Electrical current is stopped from being sent to the myocardium.
  25. (inhibitor) A chemical compound that has the effect of blocking or slowing an enzymatic reaction.