inhibition
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inhibition
- /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/
- /ɪnɪˈbɪʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio.
Morphologically inhibit + -ion.
noun inhibitions
- The act of inhibiting.
- A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally. Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers.
- The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
- A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.
- A recusal.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: suppression, inhibitory, inhibitor, annulment, cancellation, inhibit, rescission, restraint, impairment, hangup, algae, inhibiting, self-control, repression, reserve, self-restraint
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noun Act of inhibiting
| Español | inhibición |
|---|---|
| Français | inhibition |
| Deutsch | Unterdrückung |
| Ελληνικά | αναχαίτιση anachaítisi, παρεμπόδιση parempódisi, αναστολή anastolí |
| Română | inhibare, inhibiție |
| Русский | сдерживание sderživanije, ингибирование ingibirovanije, торможение tormoženije, задержка zaderžka |
noun Stopping or retarding a chemical reaction
| Español | inhibición |
|---|---|
| Português | inibição |
| Français | inhibition |
| Italiano | inibizione |
| Ελληνικά | αναστολή anastolí |
noun State of being inhibited
| Español | inhibición |
|---|---|
| Français | inhibition |
| Deutsch | Hemmung |
| Ελληνικά | αναστολή anastolí |
| Română | inhibiție |
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