Defenition of the word inhibition

• Defenition of the word inhibition

  • the quality of being inhibited
  • the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
  • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents'' forbiddance"
  • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
  • (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"
  • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
  • (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

Synonyms for the word inhibition

• • prohibition
  • suppression

Hyponyms for the word inhibition

• • taboo
  • tabu

Hypernyms for the word inhibition

• • abstinence
  • action
  • biological process
  • control
  • organic process
  • restraint

See other words

• • What is infant
  • The definition of ineptitude
  • The interpretation of the word indulgence
  • What is meant by indium
  • The lexical meaning indisposition
  • The dictionary meaning of the word indignation
  • The grammatical meaning of the word indication
  • Meaning of the word indemnity
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word indefinite pronoun
  • The origin of the word iniquity
  • Synonym for the word initialism
  • Antonyms for the word inner tube
  • Homonyms for the word innuendo
  • Hyponyms for the word insect
  • Holonyms for the word insert
  • Hypernyms for the word insider
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word instance
  • Translation of the word in other languages instant