Synonyms for inhibition
ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ-in·hi·bi·tion

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1. inhibition, suppressionnoun

   (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

   Synonyms:
   forbiddance, stifling, curtailment, prohibition, crushing, quelling, suppression

2. inhibitionnoun

   the quality of being inhibited

   Synonyms:
   forbiddance, prohibition, suppression

3. inhibitionnoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   forbiddance, prohibition, suppression

4. prohibition, inhibition, forbiddancenoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   forbidding, forbiddance, ban, banning, prohibition era, prohibition, proscription, suppression

Matched Categories

1. • Abstinence
   • Action
   • Organic Process
   • Physiology
   • Psychology
   • Restraint

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1. inhibitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   restraint, hinderance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, check

2. inhibitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   prohibition, interdiction, interdict, disallowance, embargo

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1. List of paraphrases for "inhibition":

   inhibiting, inhibitory, inhibitor

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1. Eric Fortune:

   Oftentimes, what happens is after Eric Fortune have inhibition, Eric Fortune have a rebound, and that rebound can change the timing of Eric Fortune own behavior.

2. Melissa Etheridge:

   Cannabis is the best marital aid, when it’s date night … It takes down your inhibition; your sexual desires are enhanced. We take a bath every night and smoke and talk and wind down and sleep a very, very good night sleep — and sleep is extremely important.

3. Tom Wicker:

   If the true freedom of the press is to decide for itself what to publish and when to publish it, the true responsibility of the press must be to assert and defend that freedom… What the press in America needs is less inhibition, not more restraint.