in ‧ hi ‧ bi ‧ tion AC /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃ ə n, ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ inhibit ; noun : ↑ inhibition ; adjective : ↑ inhibited ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a feeling of shyness or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want:
She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt.
People tend to lose their inhibitions when they’ve drunk a lot of alcohol.
2 . [uncountable] technical when something is restricted or prevented from happening or developing:
a marked inhibition of cell growth