INHIBITION


Meaning of INHIBITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən ]

n. 1 Psychol. a restraint on the direct expression of an instinct. 2 colloq. an emotional resistance to a thought, an action, etc. (has inhibitions about singing in public). 3 Law an order forbidding alteration to property rights. 4 a the act of inhibiting. b the process of being inhibited. [ME f. OF inhibition or L inhibitio (as INHIBIT)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.