inhibition
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inhibition Definition
(n) (
psychology
)
the
conscious
exclusion
of
unacceptable
thoughts
or
desires
(n)
the
quality
of
being
inhibited
(n) (
physiology
)
the
process
whereby
nerves
can
retard
or
prevent
the
functioning
of
an
organ
or
part
; "
the
inhibition
of
the
heart
by
the
vagus
nerve
"
(n)
the
action
of
prohibiting
or
inhibiting
or
forbidding
(
or
an
instance
thereof
); "
they
were
restrained
by
a
prohibition
in
their
charter
"; "
a
medical
inhibition
of
alcoholic
beverages
"; "
he
ignored
his
parents
''
forbiddance
"
inhibition Synonyms
forbiddance
inhibition
prohibition
suppression
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