Inhibition
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
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Senses
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the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
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(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
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the quality of being inhibited
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- prohibitionsuppression
- plural
- Inhibitions
- possessive
- Inhibition's
- pluralpossessive
- Inhibitions'