ALL meanings of inhibition
in·hi·bi·tion
I i - noun inhibition A feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way. 1
- noun inhibition the act of inhibiting. 1
- noun inhibition the state of being inhibited. 1
- noun inhibition something that inhibits; constraint. 1
- noun inhibition 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. 1
- noun inhibition 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. 1
- noun inhibition Chemistry. a stoppage or decrease in the rate of action of a chemical reaction. 1
- noun inhibition English Ecclesiastical Law. an order, especially from a bishop, suspending a priest or an incumbent from the performance of duties. 1
- noun inhibition self-consciousness 1
- noun inhibition self-restraint 1
- variable noun inhibition Inhibitions are feelings of fear or embarrassment that make it difficult for you to behave naturally. 0
- noun inhibition the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited 0
- noun inhibition a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted 0
- noun inhibition the weakening of a learned response usually as a result of extinction or because of the presence of a distracting stimulus 0
- noun inhibition (in psychoanalytical theory) the unconscious restraining of an impulse 0
- noun inhibition the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction 0
- noun inhibition the suppression of the function or action of an organ or part, as by stimulation of its nerve supply 0
- noun inhibition an episcopal order suspending an incumbent 0
- noun inhibition an inhibiting or being inhibited 0
- noun inhibition anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought 0
- noun inhibition (psychology) a personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally. 0
- noun inhibition (chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction. 0