disinhibition en · NOUN
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 inhibition English disinhibition From dis- + inhibition.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A lack or loss of inhibition.
Consistent with this hypothesis, females from opposite-sex twin pairs showed significant increases over females from same-sex twin pairs in the total sensation-seeking, disinhibition, and experience-seeking scales of the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS).
2007 December 12, Elizabeth Hampson, Connie L. Ellis, Christine M. Tenk, “On the Relation Between 2D:4D and Sex-Dimorphic Personality Traits”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disinhibitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
fi estottomuus (lack or loss of inhibition) · pt desinibição (lack or loss of inhibition) · pl rozhamowanie (lack or loss of inhibition) · ca desinhibició (lack or loss of inhibition) · de Enthemmtheit (lack or loss of inhibition) · el απαναχαίτιση (lack or loss of inhibition) · fr désinhibition (lack or loss of inhibition) · fi pidäkkeettömyys (lack or loss of inhibition) · cmn 去抑制 (lack or loss of inhibition) · fi disinhibitio (lack or loss of inhibition) · es desinhibición (lack or loss of inhibition)