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- pronunciation:
- In
hih
bI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of inhibiting, or the condition of being inhibited.
He would have liked to tell her all he felt for her, but inhibition prevented him. |
| definition 2: |
that which holds back or prevents, or the conditions under which one is held back or prevented, esp. from one psychological or behavioral process by another.
- similar words:
- block
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| definition 3: |
the restraint or suppression of a biological process, such as the reduction of a reflex or nervous reaction by some drug.
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| related words: |
government, impediment |
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