inhibition

  • 51inhibition — noun 1》 the action or process of inhibiting or being inhibited. 2》 a feeling that makes one unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.     ↘Psychology a restraint on the direct expression of an instinct. 3》 Law, Brit. an order or writ of… …

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  • 52inhibition — n. 1. Restraint, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, check. 2. Prohibition, interdiction, interdict, disallowance, embargo …

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  • 53inhibition — noun (C, U) a feeling of worry or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want to: lose your inhibitions (=stop feeling worried etc): That night she finally lost her inhibitions and told him how she felt …

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  • 54inhibition — n restraint, repression, restriction, stricture; curb, constraint, coercion, control; check, arrest, stop, preclusion; obstruction, impediment, hindrance, oppilation, blockage; encumbrance, handicap; interference, intervention, interposition,… …

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  • 55inhibition — in·hi·bi·tion …

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  • 56inhibition — n. 1) (in physiology) the prevention or reduction of the functioning of an organ, muscle, etc., by the action of certain nerve impulses. 2) (in psychoanalysis) an inner command that prevents one from doing something forbidden. Some inhibitions… …

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  • 57inhibition — [ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] a feeling of being too embarrassed to do what you want to do …

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  • 58inhibition — in•hi•bi•tion [[t]ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ [/t]] n. 1) the act of inhibiting 2) the state of being inhibited 3) something that inhibits; constraint 4) psl a) the conscious or unconscious restraint or suppression of behavior, impulses, etc., often due …

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  • 59inhibition — /ɪnəˈbɪʃən / (say inuh bishuhn), /ɪnhə / (say inhuh ) noun 1. the act of inhibiting. 2. the state of being inhibited. 3. Psychology the blocking of any psychological process by another psychological process. 4. Physiology a restraining, arresting …

  • 60inhibition — in|hi|bi|tion sb., en, er, erne (retsligt forbud; psykisk hæmning) …

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