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Recent Examples of disinhibition
As this new Bride comes to life, her passion, curiosity, and disinhibition captivate Frank.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Digital environments can facilitate certain aspects of relationship formation due to factors such as digital disinhibition, whereby individuals express themselves more freely in online settings compared to face-to-face contexts.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
These tests can detect early and subtle changes in cognitive domains including verbal and visual memory, and impairments in language and executive functions including impulse control and disinhibition.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
And yet even his career is marked by the same Trumpian disinhibition that drives the Republican Party.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The hallmark of social media is disinhibition born of anonymity.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Behavioral disinhibition—the inability to control impulses, emotions, and attention—is a trait common to ADHD and can affect decision-making.
—Hannah Singleton, Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Digital environments can facilitate certain aspects of relationship formation due to factors such as digital disinhibition, whereby individuals express themselves more freely in online settings compared to face-to-face contexts.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
These tests can detect early and subtle changes in cognitive domains including verbal and visual memory, and impairments in language and executive functions including impulse control and disinhibition.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
And yet even his career is marked by the same Trumpian disinhibition that drives the Republican Party.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The hallmark of social media is disinhibition born of anonymity.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Behavioral disinhibition—the inability to control impulses, emotions, and attention—is a trait common to ADHD and can affect decision-making.
—Hannah Singleton, Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinhibition
Noun
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Bladder Problems As many as 40% of women may experience incontinence during perimenopause.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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Involuntary urination is a scary condition for most people, and specific medical issues, stress or aging can lead to incontinence.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Between ever-evolving technology, social media influence, and a society that thrives on competition and instant gratification, parents these days are stressed.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
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In an era of instant gratification and few taboos, how to represent an antique story so entirely conditioned on denial and restraint?—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Disinhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinhibition. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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