2 meanings
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1 —as in:
inhibited the growth of...
Definition
to limit the activity of someone or something- The drug inhibits the spread of cancer.
inhibits = slows or prevents
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- We are concerned that the law inhibits the free expression of religion.
- In their culture, contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs.
- The toxin does the deed insidiously, indirectly, by inhibiting an enzyme essential to glycoprotein metabolism.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- He had disguised the event as a football rally, strictly for students, without the inhibition of the teachers being present.Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War
- In retrospect she saw that her sudden lack of inhibition had intoxicated her more than any of the men had.Jhumpa Lahiri -- The Namesake
- Closing of the First National failed to inhibit the buying rush.Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon
- We believe that schools inhibit the natural curiosity, creativity, and intelligence of children.David Almond -- Skellig
- Slowly, feeling the compulsions and unable to inhibit them, Paul put his hand into the box.Frank Herbert -- Dune
- Their role was to act as agents provocateurs, and they would attempt to push us around, take our food, and inhibit any political discussions we tried to have.Nelson Mandela -- Long Walk to Freedom
inhibits = limits or prevents
inhibited = limited
inhibiting = limiting the activity of
inhibition = restraint
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
inhibition = restraint
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
inhibit = limit or prevent
inhibit = keep from developing
inhibit = prevent
inhibit = limit or prevent
2 —as in:
she is shy and inhibited
Definition
unable to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious- She's personable and funny with her friends, but tends to be inhibited with strangers.
inhibited = unable to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- She is shy and inhibited with strangers.
- The histories revealed in each a severe degree of sexual inhibition.Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood
- It was like a child's game that had lost all inhibition in adult hands.Frank Herbert -- Dune
- I had not yet considered that my dream girl would also lack any inhibition about language; my companions of the past would have been unable to utter the word "breast" without blushing.William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
- Maraa Isabel knows he wants her to say she loves him, but she can't; she has always been painfully shy. She feels inhibited in the Internet store.Sonia Nazario -- Enrique's Journey
- Jessica, hearing the voices, felt the depth of the experience, realized what terrible inhibitions there must be against shedding tears.Frank Herbert -- Dune
- A side effect of the sleep syrup is that it makes people less inhibited, like white liquor, and I know I have to control my tongue.Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
- As the president listened in amazement, his usually shy and sexually inhibited wife told him precisely what she wanted from him in bed.Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Kennedy
- The thought made her want to kneel beside the bed and take her son in her arms, but she was inhibited by Yueh's presence.Frank Herbert -- Dune
inhibited = unable to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
inhibition = limitation of activity
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
inhibition = limitation or restraint
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
inhibition = inability to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
inhibited = unable to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
inhibitions = inability to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
(editor's note: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.)
inhibited = limited in action due to self-consciousness
inhibited = limited in action due to embarrassment or self-consciousness
inhibited = restricted in actions