disinhibition

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Recent Examples of disinhibition 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 Toxic disinhibition thrives in environments where facial expressions, vocal tone and immediate feedback aren’t required (which is to say, essentially all of modern online dating). Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 June 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 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 The chemical may initially cause symptoms like dizziness, weakness, slurred speech and disinhibition. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Medical science has a word for it: disinhibition, to lose control of one’s manners and conduct. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Memory loss, incontinence and trouble walking are also common.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Noun
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    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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“Disinhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinhibition. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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