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/ ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of inhibiting.
the state of being inhibited.
something that inhibits; constraint.
Psychology . the blocking or holding back of one psychological process by another. inappropriate conscious or unconscious restraint or suppression of behavior, as sexual behavior, often due to guilt or fear produced by past punishment, or sometimes considered a dispositional trait. Physiology . a restraining, arresting, or checking of the action of an organ or cell. the reduction of a reflex or other activity as the result of an antagonistic stimulation. a state created at synapses making them less excitable by other sources of stimulation. Chemistry . a stoppage or decrease in the rate of action of a chemical reaction.
English Ecclesiastical Law . an order, especially from a bishop, suspending a priest or an incumbent from the performance of duties.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of inhibition 1350–1400; Middle English inhibicio (u )n <Latin inhibitiōn- (stem of inhibitiō ). See inhibit, -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM inhibition in·ter·in·hi·bi·tion, noun Words nearby inhibition inhesion, in. Hg, inhibin, inhibit, inhibited, inhibition , inhibitor, inhibitory fiber, inhibitory nerve, inhibitory obsession, inhibitory postsynaptic potential
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Example sentences from the Web for inhibition The blow keeps you awake and the alcohol lowers your inhibition s.
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So the team conducted separate analyses of enzyme activity which found no protease inhibition at all.
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Adaptations to responses other than fear may also have built on this coupling of heartbeat and inhibition .
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That’s why I like “social inhibition ” or “bystander inhibition ,” because that tells you what the effect is.
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Her ADHD subjects were particularly masterful when the talent in question involved a lack of inhibition .
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For some, the drug can produce a haze of inhibition , making sex crazier, hotter, and more erotic.
Is Ambien Sex Hotter? | Hannah Seligson| December 6, 2009| DAILY BEAST
As for the Ambien sex haze, Sara says she missed that window of inhibition .
Is Ambien Sex Hotter? | Hannah Seligson| December 6, 2009| DAILY BEAST
As a result of this inhibition , all his outdoor playing lacked that complete abandon which is the soul of it.
The Soul of a Child | Edwin Bjorkman
It produces death by inhibition of the hearts action, and by paralyzing the pneumogastric nerve.
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Properly speaking a motive that does not issue in action—or inhibition —is not a motive at all, it is a mere desire.
Determinism or Free-Will? | Chapman Cohen
If in the complete observation, however, any such advantage appears, we may treat it as a case of inhibition .
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 | Various
The second, and still more important, valuable feature of the games, lies in the constant exercise of inhibition .
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British Dictionary definitions for inhibition noun the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited
psychol a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted the weakening of a learned response usually as a result of extinction or because of the presence of a distracting stimulus (in psychoanalytical theory) the unconscious restraining of an impulse See also repression the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction
physiol the suppression of the function or action of an organ or part, as by stimulation of its nerve supply
Church of England an episcopal order suspending an incumbent
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Words related to inhibition shyness, reticence, self-consciousness, embargo, bar, barrier, blockage, restraint, interference, prohibition, obstacle, suppression, interdict, check, prevention, reserve, sublimation, hangup
Cultural definitions for inhibition A personal hindrance to activity or expression. For example, fear of contracting cancer might serve as an inhibition against smoking.
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Medical definitions for inhibition n. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
The conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, a desire, or an impulse.
Any of a variety of processes that are associated with the gradual attenuation, masking, and extinction of a previously conditioned response.
The condition in which or the process by which a reaction is inhibited.
The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme is inhibited.
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Scientific definitions for inhibition The blocking or limiting of the activity of an organ, tissue, or cell of the body, caused by the action of a nerve or neuron or by the release of a substance such as a hormone or neurotransmitter. Compare excitation .
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