Inhibition (Noun)
Meaning 1
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The child's inhibition about discussing her traumatic experience made it difficult for the therapist to establish a rapport with her.
- As she grew older, her inhibition about expressing her feelings in public gradually decreased, allowing her to become a confident public speaker.
- The psychologist noted that the patient's inhibition about discussing his childhood was a significant obstacle to his recovery from anxiety disorder.
- After a few sessions of therapy, the patient began to overcome his inhibition about sharing his darkest secrets with the therapist.
- The researcher studied the role of inhibition in repressing unwanted memories and its impact on mental health in individuals who had experienced trauma.
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Meaning 2
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.