inhibition

CEFRC1

/ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling or rule that prevents free action or expression.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.

Examples

  • She's prepared to argue without inhibition.

  • Tom lies without any inhibition.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnɪˈbɪʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.

  2. The act of inhibiting.

  3. A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.

More examples

In context

  • Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers.

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His shyness gave him a very strong blank against speaking in public.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.