Inhibition

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən/

Inhibition (noun)

  1. a feeling that stops you from expressing your thoughts or emotions freely.
  2. the act of stopping or slowing down a process or activity.

Examples

  • She felt an inhibition about expressing her true emotions.
  • His inhibition prevented him from speaking openly.

Common collocations: overcome inhibition, social inhibition, emotional inhibition, inhibition of progress, enzyme inhibition

Synonyms of Inhibition

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Inhibition

  • when discussing lack of restraint
  • when discussing release from constraints