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Although both sides of my family were religious, I was never forced to practice the Jewish faith. I did not really rebel against it, but then, as today, I disliked organized religion. I have a strange inhibition about praying with others.
Georg Solti

Meaning of "inhibition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INHIBITION

inhibition  [ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INHIBITION

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inhibition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INHIBITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inhibitor

Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to: In psychology and neurology ▪ Cognitive inhibition, the mind's ability to tune out irrelevant stimuli ▪ Reuptake inhibitor, a substance that increases neurotransmission by blocking the reuptake of a neurotransmitter ▪ Inhibition of return, a feature of attention ▪ Inhibition theory, a theory pertaining to the performance of a mental task ▪ Latent inhibition, a term used in classical conditioning ▪ Lateral inhibition, a neural mechanism that increases contrast between active and inactive neurons ▪ Memory inhibition, processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories ▪ Sexual inhibition, reservations relating to sexual practices ▪ Social inhibition, a conditioned fear reaction to social marginalization or isolation ▪ Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, a synaptic potential that decreases the firing of a neuron In chemistry ▪ Corrosion inhibitor, a substance that decreases the rate of...

Definition of inhibition in the English dictionary

The first definition of inhibition in the dictionary is the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited. Other definition of inhibition is a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted. Inhibition is also the weakening of a learned response usually as a result of extinction or because of the presence of a distracting stimulus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INHIBITION


adhibition
ˌædhɪˈbɪʃən
ambition
æmˈbɪʃən
cohibition
ˌkəʊhɪˈbɪʃən
disinhibition
ˌdɪsɪnɪˈbɪʃən
exhibition
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən
imbibition
ˌɪmbɪˈbɪʃən
prohibition
ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃən
recognition
ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
registration
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
situation
ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən
station
ˈsteɪʃən
submission
səbˈmɪʃən
tradition
trəˈdɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
transmission
trænzˈmɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INHIBITION

inheritor
inheritress
inheritrix
inhesion
inhibin
inhibit
inhibitable
inhibited
inhibiter
inhibiting
inhibitive
inhibitor
inhibitory
inholder
inholding
inhomogeneity
inhomogeneous
inhoop
inhospitable
inhospitableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INHIBITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
definition
disposition
edition
expedition
exposition
ignition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of inhibition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INHIBITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inhibition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inhibition

Translation of «inhibition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INHIBITION

Find out the translation of inhibition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inhibition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inhibition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

约束
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inhibición
570 millions of speakers

English

inhibition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निषेध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَبْحٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подавленность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inibição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিষেধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inhibition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perencatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hemmung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抑圧
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

억제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inhibisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ức chế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिबंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

engelleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inibizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zahamowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стримування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inhibiție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναστολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inhibisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hämning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hemning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inhibition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INHIBITION»

The term «inhibition» is very widely used and occupies the 17.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INHIBITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inhibition

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10 QUOTES WITH «INHIBITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inhibition.
1
Karl Abraham
Whereas the melancholic exhibits a state of general inhibition, in the manic patient even normal inhibitions of the instincts are partly or wholly abolished.
2
Karl Abraham
When the depressive psychosis has become manifest, its cardinal feature seems to be a mental inhibition which renders a rapport between the patient and the external world more difficult.
3
Jessica Alba
When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.
4
Martin Van Buren
No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.
5
Charles Scott Sherrington
Existence of an excited state is not a prerequisite for the production of inhibition; inhibition can exist apart from excitation no less than, when called forth against an excitation already in progress, it can suppress or moderate it.
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Charles Scott Sherrington
That a strong stimulus to such an afferent nerve, exciting most or all of its fibres, should in regard to a given muscle develop inhibition and excitation concurrently is not surprising.
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Charles Scott Sherrington
Further study of central nervous action, however, finds central inhibition too extensive and ubiquitous to make it likely that it is confined solely to the taxis of antagonistic muscles.
8
Georg Solti
Although both sides of my family were religious, I was never forced to practice the Jewish faith. I did not really rebel against it, but then, as today, I disliked organized religion. I have a strange inhibition about praying with others.
9
Pharrell Williams
I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgement.
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Pharrell Williams
I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INHIBITION»

Discover the use of inhibition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inhibition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inhibition: History and Meaning in the Sciences of Mind and ...
"This is the first work ever to deal with the history of the concept of inhibition as such; here it is richly conceived as a system of meanings that cuts a wide path across scientific disciplines and cultural discourses.
Roger Smith, 1992
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Interference and Inhibition in Cognition
Presenting an overview of research findings in this realm, Interference and Inhibition in Cognition discusses what processes are sensitive to interference, individual differences in interference sensitivity, and how age and experience ...
Charles J. Brainerd, Frank N. Dempster, 1995
3
Inhibition in Cognition
This highly accessible volume is the first new book on cognitive inhibition in more than 10 years, and it is destined to become a classic.
David S. Gorfein, Colin M. MacLeod, 2007
4
Perspectives on Behavioral Inhibition
Perspectives in Behavioral Inhibition brings together the most current research of leading scholars in the various disciplines involved.
J. Steven Reznick, 1989
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Latent Inhibition: Cognition, Neuroscience and Applications ...
What do latent inhibition research and theories tell us about schizophrenia? This book provides a single point of reference for neuroscience researchers, graduate students, and professionals, such as psychologists and psychiatrists.
Robert Lubow, Ina Weiner, 2010
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Telomerase Inhibition: Strategies and Protocols
Telomerase Inhibition provides methods and protocols for those researchers. The techniques described in this book should provide the researcher with a diverse and comprehensive set of tools with which to study telomerase inhibition.
Lucy Andrews, Trygve O. Tollefsbol, 2007
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Presynaptic Inhibition and Neural Control
This is a timely review of the mechanisms underlying the presynaptic control of synaptic transmission and the role they play in sensory and motor behavior.
Pablo Rudomin, Ranulfo Romo, Lorne M. Mendell, 1998
8
Latent Inhibition and Conditioned Attention Theory
Latent inhibition is an exquisitely simple, robust, and pervasive behavioural phenomenon - the reduced ability of an organism to learn new associations to previously inconsequential stimuli.
R. E. Lubow, 1989
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Oxidation Inhibition in Organic Materials
This two volume publication provides an overview of processes developed to inhibit oxidative deterioration of organic materials.
Jan Pospisil, Peter P. Klemchuk, 1989
10
Bacterial Conjugation and Its Inhibition: The Hows and Whys ...
Conjugation is the primary vehicle for the horizontal transfer virulence factor genes, such as antibiotic resistance, within and between bacterial strains.
Scott A. Lujan, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INHIBITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inhibition is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cops shoot innocent bystanders because of a 'itchy brain' | Daily …
The sudden decision to not shoot, called 'response inhibition,' is critical when someone innocent comes into the line of fire, researchers say. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
GrassRoots veterans reminisce on 25 years - Ithaca Journal
They're the ones without inhibition, confidently dodging the packed walkways with an airy obliviousness, shades low and smiling, “living in the ... «Ithaca Journal, Jul 15»
3
Blood Cancer Journal - Targeting the Pim kinases in multiple myeloma
It is anticipated that Pim inhibition will be of clinical benefit in combination with standard treatments and/or with novel drugs targeting other ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Poke Me: The problem is match-fixing, not betting; make betting in …
Betting is inherent in our nature, so why still in denial mode? It's time for the government to take bold decisions and shed inhibition for good. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
5
Being Bilingual Is Good For The Brain - Latina
Activities that fall under "executive control" include tasks that require attention, inhibition and short-term memory. The researchers believe this ... «Latina, Jul 15»
6
What kind of drunk are you? Please don't be the Nutty Professor …
... (no significant change), the Mary Poppins (sweeter and happier), the Nutty Professor (loss of inhibition) and Mr. Hyde (the hostile drunk). «Kansas City Business Journal, Jul 15»
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Computational Prediction and Validation of BAHD1 as a Novel …
(C) BAHD1 inhibition in the cell model influenced the mRNA levels of chemokines such as IL-8, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CX3CL1 and CXCL10. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Do people become more prejudiced as they grow older?
... lobes start to shrink, as many of their utterances are part of the public record. But dis inhibition is also costly for people outside the public eye. «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
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This Boy Dancing At A Basketball Game Is Just One Of Many Kids …
In all seriousness, this kid's confidence and complete lack of inhibition are truly heartwarming, as is the crowd's genuinely delighted response. Watch and be ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Opponent activity of a new type of neuron is responsible for selective …
Given that directional information is processed separately, there should be no need for inhibition by motion in the opposite direction. "This little ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»

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