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inhibition Noun 1. Psychol a feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one from behaving naturally 2. an inhibiting or being inhibited 3. the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction
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inhibition noun 1. shyness, reserve, restraint, hang-up (informal) modesty, nervousness, reticence, self-consciousness, timidity, diffidence, bashfulness, mental blockage, timidness noun 2. obstacle, check, bar, block, barrier, restriction, hazard, restraint, hitch, drawback, snag, deterrent, obstruction, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance, encumbrance, interdict Translations |
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| He was a very reserved man, and his natural inhibition was large in quantity and steel-like in quality. It was not reason on his part, but inhibition which had become habit. "There is a mental inhibition by which such symptoms can be checked and controlled," said Challenger. |
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