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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

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