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Inhibition

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Noun

1. inhibition, suppression

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

2. inhibition

the quality of being inhibited

3. inhibition

(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

Example Sentences:
'the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve'

4. forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition

the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

Example Sentences:
'they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter'
'a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages'
'he ignored his parents' forbiddance'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inhibition

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noun
1. 
the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited
2. psychology
a. 
a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted
b. 
the weakening of a learned response usually as a result of extinction or because of the presence of a distracting stimulus
c. 
(in psychoanalytical theory) the unconscious restraining of an impulse
See also repression
3. 
the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction
4. physiology
the suppression of the function or action of an organ or part, as by stimulation of its nerve supply
5. Church of England
an episcopal order suspending an incumbent

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Inhibition

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noun
1. 
an inhibiting or being inhibited
2. 
anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Inhibition

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n.
1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
3. Psychology Conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, desire, or impulse.
4.
a. Chemistry The condition in which or the process by which a reaction is inhibited.
b. Biology The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme, for example, is inhibited.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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