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inhibition
[ in-i-bish-uhn, in-hi- ]
noun
- the act of inhibiting.
- the state of being inhibited.
- something that inhibits; constraint.
- Psychology.
- the blocking or holding back of one psychological process by another.
- 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.
- the reduction of a reflex or other activity as the result of an antagonistic stimulation.
- a state created at synapses making them less excitable by other sources of stimulation.
- Chemistry. a stoppage or decrease in the rate of action of a chemical reaction.
- English Ecclesiastical Law. an order, especially from a bishop, suspending a priest or an incumbent from the performance of duties.
inhibition
/ ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃə²Ô; ˌɪnhɪ- /
noun
- the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited
- psychol
- a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted
- the weakening of a learned response usually as a result of extinction or because of the presence of a distracting stimulus
- (in psychoanalytical theory) the unconscious restraining of an impulse See also repression
- the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction
- physiol the suppression of the function or action of an organ or part, as by stimulation of its nerve supply
- Church of England an episcopal order suspending an incumbent
inhibition
/ IJÔ′hÉ™-²úIJõ³ó′ə²Ô /
- The blocking or limiting of the activity of an organ, tissue, or cell of the body, caused by the action of a nerve or neuron or by the release of a substance such as a hormone or neurotransmitter.
- Compare excitation
inhibition
- A personal hindrance to activity or expression. For example, fear of contracting cancer might serve as an inhibition against smoking.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of inhibition1
Example Sentences
“One of the places is in the gym. When you’re on that bike in your shorts, panting away next to a Republican, a lot of the inhibitions come off.â€
Surely as the problems its families and couples think they’ve left behind catch up to them, others that have been long-gestating are coaxed into view by the warm atmosphere and relaxed inhibitions.
The exercise is supposed to help us embrace our body’s capacity for pleasure, shed sexual shame and detonate inhibitions.
"All the inhibitions are gone, they put on the costume and become a big, bright character. I think that's a large appeal."
The drug can spur patients away from inhibition and anxiety, which can be useful for therapists trying to get someone to open up.
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