inhibition

Nouns

  • (n) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires suppression,
  • (n) the quality of being inhibited
  • (n) (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
  • (n) 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
    forbiddance, prohibition,

Synonyms

suppression forbiddance prohibition

Words of close approximity