Synonyms for inhibition

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-i-bish-uh n, in-hi-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ-

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Définition of inhibition

Origin : late 14c., "formal prohibition; interdiction of legal proceedings by authority;" also, the document setting forth such a prohibition, from Old French inibicion and directly from Latin inhibitionem (nominative inhibitio) "a restraining," from past participle stem of inhibere "to hold in, hold back, keep back," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + habere "to hold" (see habit). Psychological sense of "involuntary check on an expression of an impulse" is from 1876.

noun restriction, hindrance

Example sentences :

Sudden death, which seems due to a phenomenon of inhibition.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

This professor did not explain what he meant by 'death due to inhibition'?
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

The professor claims that death is due to a phenomenon of inhibition.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

We saw that in every act of attention the process of inhibition is essential.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

He pronounced the inhibition lengthily and sonorously, so that the 'not' sounded like 'n-o-o-o-t!'
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

I think their inhibition comes by means of the late innovation.
Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams

If you can once overcome an inhibition, you have broken its hold.
Extract from : « An Interpretation of Friends Worship » by N. Jean Toomer

There is a technical word for his condition: he is in a state of inhibition.
Extract from : « Fantmas » by Pierre Souvestre

There is an affirmation, then negation; impulse, then inhibition.
Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot

He looked quizzically at Sandy, knowing his chum's inhibition.
Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn

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