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Noun: inhibition `ini'bishun- (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
- suppression - The quality of being inhibited
- (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" - The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
"a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages" - prohibition, forbiddance
Derived forms: inhibitions See also: inhibit Type of: abstinence, action, biological process, control, organic process, restraint Encyclopedia: Inhibition |