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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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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.
1. : an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning: such as. a. : a mental process imposing restraint upon behavior or another mental process (such as a desire) b. : a restraining of the function of a bodily organ or an agent (such as an enzyme) 2. a. : the act of inhibiting : the state of being inhibited. b.
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.
inappropriate conscious or unconscious restraint or suppression of behavior, as sexual behavior, often due to guilt or fear produced by past punishment, or sometimes considered a dispositional trait. Physiology. a restraining, arresting, or checking of the action of an organ or cell.
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.
When you have inhibitions, you're self-conscious and maybe a little anxious. A shy child at a birthday party might have fun only after abandoning her inhibitions and joining a game of musical chairs. An inhibition is a force that prevents something from happening—and often comes from you yourself. Shy people are often said to suffer from ...
[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. They had no inhibitions about voicing their feelings.
