inhibitionnoun
uk/ˌɪn.hɪˈbɪʃ.ən//ˌɪn.ɪˈbɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɪn.hɪˈbɪʃ.ən//ˌɪn.ɪˈbɪʃ.ən/inhibition noun (embarrassment)
C2 [ C or U ] a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want:
After a couple of drinks he lost his inhibition and started talking and laughing loudly.
She was determined to shed her inhibitions and have a good time.
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Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- introvert
- modest
- modesty
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- unassuming
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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inhibition noun (stopping)
[ U ] specialized medical the act of stopping or slowing down a process, or the fact of this happening:
The therapy provides inhibition of inflammation.
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Preventing and impeding
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag on sb/sth idiom
- block sth out
- blot
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hold out on sb
- hold sb/sth back
- hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom
- holding pattern
- impede
- prevention is better than cure idiom
- preventive
- prohibit
- pull
- pull the rug from under sb's feet idiom
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