inhibited

in·hib·it

 (ĭn-hĭb′ĭt)

tr.v. in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its

1.

a. To hold back; restrain: barricades that inhibited the movement of the crowd; a lack of knowledge that inhibited his inclination to ask questions. See Synonyms at restrain.

b. To cause (a person) to behave in a restrained or self-conscious way: He felt inhibited by the presence of so many famous people.

c. Psychology To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously.

2.

a. Chemistry To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction).

b. Biology To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).

3. To prohibit (an ecclesiastic) from performing clerical duties.

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[Middle English inhibiten, to forbid, from Latin inhibēre, inhibit-, to restrain, forbid : in-, in; see in-² + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·hib′it·a·ble adj.

in·hib′i·tive, in·hib′i·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.

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inhibited

(ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd)

adj

too embarrassed or not confident enough to do something

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear" reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West restrained - under restraint uninhibited - not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"

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inhibited

adjective shy, reserved, guarded, withdrawn, frustrated, subdued, repressed, constrained, self-conscious, reticent, uptight (informal) Men are more inhibited about touching each other than women are.
free, natural, relaxed, outgoing, spontaneous, uninhibited, unreserved

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inhibited

adjective

1. Tending to keep one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:

controlled, noncommittal, reserved, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained.

2. Deficient in or lacking sexual desire:

ardorless, cold, frigid, passionless, unresponsive.

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Translations

مَكْبوت العَواطِف

nesmělý

hæmmet

befangengehemmt

inhibido

inhibé

gátlásos

bældur

inibito

hemmet

çekingen

压抑的拘谨的

inhibited

[ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd] ADJ [person] → cohibido, inhibido

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inhibited

[ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd] adj [person] → inhibé(e)
to be sexually inhibited → être sexuellement inhibé(e)

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inhibited

adj → gehemmt; to be inhibited → Hemmungen haben, gehemmt sein

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inhibited

[ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd] adj (person) → inibito/a

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inhibit

(inˈhibit) verb

to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something). strem يَمْنَع، يُعيق، يَكْبَح подтискам inibir (za)bránit hemmen forhindre; hæmme εμποδίζω, σταματώ κπ. impedir pärssima جلوگیری کردن estää empêcher לְעַכֵּב निरोध करना spriječiti meggátol mencegah, menghalangi hindra, aftra inibire 抑制する 금지하다 sulaikyti, sutrukdyti apvaldīt; nomākt; kavēt mencegah weerhouden, remmenforby, hindrepowstrzymać جلوګیری کول inibir a împie­dica сдерживать; подавлять (za)brániť ovirati, preprečevati sprečavati hämma, hindra ยับยั้ง engellemek 禁止 перешкоджати, заважати روکنا cấm 禁止

inˈhibited adjective

unable to relax and express one's feelings in an open and natural way. ingetoë مَكْبوت العَواطِف подтиснат inibido nesmělý gehemmt hæmmet που έχει αναστολές, που δεν εκφράζεται ελεύθερα inhibido pärsitud کمرو؛ خویش گیر estoinen inhibéעצור रोका हुआ spriječen gátlásos terkekang, malu-malu bældur inibito 抑制された 억제된 uþsidaræs apvaldīts tersekat laku geremdhemmet mający zahamowania کمرو inibido inhi­bat сдержанный; подавленный nesmelý zavrt suzdržan hämmad การยับยั้ง çekingen 拘謹的 пригнічений روکا ہوا gượng gạo 拘谨的，压抑的

inhibition (iniˈbiʃən) noun

inhibisie مَنْع، كَبْت забраняване inibição zábrana die Hemmung hæmning; kompleks αναστολήinhibición pärssimine بازداری؛ کمرویی esto inhibition מַעֲצוֹר נפשי संयम spriječenost (szigorú) tilalom; gátlás larangan, halangan bæling inibizione 抑制 억제 varžymas(is), varžtai apvaldīšana; kavēšana kesekatlakuan remminghemningzahamowanie ساتنه inibição inhibiţie сдерживание; подавление zábrana zadrževanje inhibicija hämmande, hämning การยับยั้ง; การระงับ engelleme 禁止 стримування, перешкоджання امتناع sự ngăn chặn 禁止

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inhibited

adj inhibido, cohibido

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