Inhibition
Pronunciation: /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən/
Inhibition (noun)
- a feeling that stops you from expressing your thoughts or emotions freely.
- 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