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in·hi·bi·tion

(ĭn′hə-bĭsh′ən, ĭn′ə-)

1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.

2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.

3. Psychology Conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, desire, or impulse.

a. Chemistry The condition in which or the process by which a reaction is inhibited.

b. Biology The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme, for example, is inhibited.

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inhibition

(ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃən; ˌɪnhɪ-)

1. the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited

2. (Psychology) psychol

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

c. (in psychoanalytical theory) the unconscious restraining of an impulse. See also repression

3. (Chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction

4. (Physiology) physiol the suppression of the function or action of an organ or part, as by stimulation of its nerve supply

5. (Anglicanism) Church of England an episcopal order suspending an incumbent

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in•hi•bi•tion

(ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ-)

n.

1. the act of inhibiting.

2. the state of being inhibited.

3. something that inhibits; constraint.

a. the conscious or unconscious restraint or suppression of behavior, impulses, etc., often due to guilt or fear produced by past punishment.

b. the blocking or holding back of one psychological process by another.

a. a restraining, arresting, or checking of the action of an organ or cell.

b. the reduction of a reflex or other activity as the result of an antagonistic stimulation.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

in·hi·bi·tion

(ĭn′hə-bĭsh′ən)

The blocking or limiting of the action of an organ, tissue, or cell of the body that is caused by the activity of certain nerves or by the release of a particular substance, such as a hormone or enzyme. Compare excitation.

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inhibition

Mental blockage occurring when the superego or voice of conscience prevents the individual from behaving in a particular way.

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Noun	1.	inhibition - (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires suppression abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
	2.	inhibition - the quality of being inhibited restraint, control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" taboo, tabu - an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
	3.	inhibition - (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" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	4.	inhibition - 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" forbiddance, prohibition action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

inhibition

noun

1. shyness, reserve, restraint, hang-up (informal), modesty, nervousness, reticence, self-consciousness, timidity, diffidence, bashfulness, mental blockage, timidness They behave with a total lack of inhibition.

2. obstacle, check, bar, block, barrier, restriction, hazard, restraint, hitch, drawback, snag, deterrent, obstruction, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance, encumbrance, interdict They cited security fears as a major inhibition to internet shopping.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

inhibition

noun

1. A refusal to allow:

ban, disallowance, forbiddance, interdiction, prohibition, proscription, taboo.

2. Something that limits or restricts:

check, circumscription, constraint, cramp, curb, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture, trammel.

Translations

كَبْحٌمَنْع، كَبْت

zábrana

hæmningkompleks

esto

inhibicija

gátlásszigorú tilalom

bæling

inibizione

抑圧

억제

zábrana

hämning

การหักห้ามใจ

engellemeketlenme

sự ức chế

禁止约束

inhibition

[ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən] N → inhibición f
to have/have no inhibitions → tener/no tener inhibiciones
to lose one's inhibitions → perder las inhibiciones

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

inhibition

[ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃ^ən ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃ^ən] n → inhibition f
to lose one's inhibitions → perdre ses inhibitions

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inhibition

n → Hemmung f (also Psych, Sci); he has no inhibitions about speaking French → er hat keine Hemmungen, Französisch zu sprechen; to lose one’s inhibitions → seine Hemmungen verlieren; inhibition threshold → Hemmschwelle f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

inhibition

[ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃ/ən] n → inibizione f

inhibit

(inˈhibit) verb

to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something).

inˈhibited adjective

unable to relax and express one's feelings in an open and natural way.

inhibition (iniˈbiʃən) noun

inhibition

→ كَبْحٌ zábrana hæmning Hemmung αναστολή inhibición esto inhibition inhibicija inibizione 抑圧 억제 remming hemning zahamowanie inibição подавленность hämning การหักห้ามใจ ketlenme sự ức chế 约束

in·hi·bi·tion

n. inhibición, interrupción o restricción de una acción o hábito.

inhibition

n inhibición f, cohibición f

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He was a very reserved man, and his natural inhibition was large in quantity and steel-like in quality.

The one drawback to Freddie Drummond was his inhibition. He never unbent.

He found himself regretting as the time drew near for him to go back to his lecture-room and his inhibition. And he often found himself waiting with anticipation for the dreamy time to pass when he could cross the Slot and cut loose and play the devil.

well, of inhibition. Freddie Drummond accepted the doctrine of evolution because it was quite universally accepted by college men, and he flatly believed that man had climbed up the ladder of life out of the weltering muck and mess of lower and monstrous organic things.

In appearance cold and reserved, aristocratic and wholesomely conservative, Catherine Van Vorst, though warm in her way, possessed an inhibition equal to Drummond's.

Then, if ever, did Freddie Drummond call upon his iron inhibition to save him.

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It was not reason on his part, but inhibition which had become habit.

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