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- Dictionaryinhibition/ˌɪn(h)ɪˈbɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way: "the children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions" Similar
- 2. the action of inhibiting a process. Similar Opposite
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INHIBITION definition: 1. a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of INHIBITION is an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning. How to use inhibition in a sentence.
a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want: lose your inhibition 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shy and modest. aw shucks. backward.
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. inhibition. A personal hindrance to activity or expression.
Inhibitions are feelings of fear or embarrassment that make it difficult for you to behave naturally. The whole point about dancing is to stop thinking and lose all your inhibitions. They behave with a total lack of inhibition. Synonyms: shyness, reserve, restraint, hang-up [informal] More Synonyms of inhibition. More Synonyms of inhibition.
An inhibition is a force that prevents something from happening—and often comes from you yourself. Shy people are often said to suffer from inhibitions. Some inhibitions are good, such as the one that prevents us from choking the life out of people we dislike.
a. the conscious or unconscious restraint or suppression of behavior, impulses, etc., often due to guilt or fear produced by past punishment. b. the blocking or holding back of one psychological process by another. 5. a. a restraining, arresting, or checking of the action of an organ or cell.
noun. /ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃn/, /ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a shy or nervous feeling that stops you from expressing your real thoughts or feelings. The children were shy at first, but soon lost their inhibitions. She had no inhibitions about making her opinions known. Extra Examples. Topics Feelings c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want: The whole point about dancing is to lose all your inhibitions. (Definition of inhibition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
inhibition. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧hi‧bi‧tion /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən/ AWL noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] a feeling of shyness or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt.
