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inhibition - Dictionary definition and meaning for inhibition
INHIBITION
(noun) 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"
synonyms : forbiddance , prohibition(noun) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
synonyms : suppression(noun) the quality of being inhibited
(noun) (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"
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