inhibition
noun
- of a neuron; term in neurology
- interference with or prevention of a behavioral or verbal response even though the stimulus for that response is present; also in psychoanalysis the unconscious restraining of an instinctual process
- to restrain, suppress
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/ / /ɪnɪˈbɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.
- The act of inhibiting.
- A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
“Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers.”
- The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
- A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.
- A recusal.