inhibition
nounUK /ˌɪn.hɪˈbɪʃ.ən/
US /ˌɪn.həˈbɪʃ.ən/
A feeling that stops you from doing something you want to do.
She had no inhibitions and danced in front of everyone.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of slowing down or stopping a process, especially in the body or in science.
The drug works by inhibition of the enzyme.
3. A rule or force that holds something back or prevents it from growing.
Strict laws can be an inhibition on new businesses.
4. In psychology, the blocking of an impulse or thought before it becomes an action.
The therapist studied inhibition in young children.