plural inhibitions
1
: a nervous feeling that prevents you from expressing your thoughts, emotions, or desires
—usually plural
After a few drinks, he lost his inhibitions.
a release/relaxation of inhibitions
She seems to have no inhibitions about stating her opinion.
She laughed loudly and without inhibition.
a loss of inhibition
2
technical
: the act of preventing or slowing the activity or occurrence of something
inhibition of muscle growth
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“Inhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/inhibition. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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