inhibition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnɪˈbɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of inhibiting.
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(countable, uncountable) A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
Ah, no inhibitions Make no conditions Get a little outta line I ain't gonna act Politically correct I only wanna have a good time
1997, Shania Twain, Mutt Lange, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”, in Come On Over, performed by Shania Twain:Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 230:
- (countable, uncountable) The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
- (countable, uncountable) A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.
- (Philippines, countable, uncountable) A recusal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inhibitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uninhibition · tissue thromboplastin inhibition time · baroinhibition · phosphoinhibition · thermoinhibition · counterinhibition · transmarginal inhibition · contact inhibition · autoinhibition · sympathoinhibition · disinhibition · retroinhibition · immunoinhibition · chemoinhibition · overinhibition · topoinhibition · mixed inhibition · transinhibition · response inhibition · photoinhibition · mitoinhibition · hyperinhibition · osteoinhibition · angioinhibition · cross-inhibition · noninhibition · coinhibition · cardioinhibition
Relateds
Translations (45)
fi estyneisyys (State of being inhibited) · ga urchoilleadh (Act of inhibiting) · tl sansala (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · el αναστολή (Act of inhibiting) · el αναχαίτιση (Act of inhibiting) · es inhibición (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · el αναστολή (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · ru задержка (Act of inhibiting) · pt inibição (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · eo inhibicio (Act of inhibiting) · ro inhibare (Act of inhibiting) · el παρεμπόδιση (Act of inhibiting) · es inhibición (State of being inhibited) · fi estoisuus (State of being inhibited) · it inibizione (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · id penghambatan (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · fi esto (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · sv hämning (State of being inhibited) · el αναστολή (State of being inhibited) · es inhibición (Act of inhibiting) · de Unterdrückung (Act of inhibiting) · fi pidättyneisyys (State of being inhibited) · bg спиране (Act of inhibiting) · ca inhibició (Act of inhibiting) · ca inhibició (State of being inhibited) · fi pidäke (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · ro inhibiție (State of being inhibited) · bg инхибиране (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · fi estäminen (Act of inhibiting) · fr inhibition (State of being inhibited) · hu gátlás (Act of inhibiting) · de Hemmung (State of being inhibited) · fi este (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · id inhibisi (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · bg задържане (Act of inhibiting) · fr inhibition (Act of inhibiting) · fr inhibition (Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction) · pl zahamowanie (State of being inhibited) · ru торможение (Act of inhibiting) · ru ингибирование (Act of inhibiting) · ga urchoilleadh (State of being inhibited) · ru сдерживание (Act of inhibiting) · nl remming (Act of inhibiting) · sk zábrana (Act of inhibiting) · ro inhibiție (Act of inhibiting)