inhibition
noun
[ ɪn(h)ɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
• "the children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions"
Similar:
shyness,
reticence,
self-consciousness,
reserve,
diffidence,
bashfulness,
coyness,
embarrassment,
unease,
wariness,
reluctance,
discomfort,
hesitance,
hesitancy,
apprehension,
nerves,
nervousness,
insecurity,
lack of confidence,
unassertiveness,
timidity,
timorousness,
repression,
restraint,
constraint,
reservation,
mental block,
psychological block,
hang-up,
• the action of inhibiting a process.
Similar:
hindrance,
hampering,
holding back,
discouragement,
obstruction,
impediment,
retardation,
curbing,
checking,
suppression,
repression,
restriction,
restraint,
constraint,
bridling,
shackling,
fettering,
cramping,
balking,
frustration,
arrest,
stifling,
smothering,
prevention,
blocking,
thwarting,
foiling,
quashing,
stopping,
halting,
putting an end/stop to,
nipping in the bud,
curb,
check,
bar,
barrier,
straitjacket,
• an order or writ of prohibition, especially against dealing with a specified piece of land or property.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘forbidding, a prohibition’): from Latin inhibitio(n- ), from the verb inhibere (see inhibit).
