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