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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinhibition
Noun
  • Besides the pain, discomfort and fatigue from the surgery and general anesthesia, you are typically left with urinary leakage and incontinence and erectile dysfunction for at least a while.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • No sales tax on some hygiene products HB 594 ends sales tax for diapers, incontinence supplies and period products.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Bieber, an artist who seems to love weed and megachurch culture with the same passion and who has long discussed his faith in and out of music, doesn’t scan on record as the demure, denial-of-gratification Christian that rumors of an attachment to a cult imply.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Manufacturers use persuasive design techniques, which aim to deliver instant gratification and stimulation.
    Angelica Mari, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Disinhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinhibition. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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