disinhibit en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English inhibit English disinhibit From dis- + inhibit.
Meanings
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To remove an inhibition.
"Was something in the right hemisphere disinhibited by the stroke?
1988 May 6, Tom Valeo, “Conference Calls: what goes on in an artist's brain?”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disinhibiting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disinhibits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disinhibited | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disinhibited | Tense=Past | lexicographic |