Meaning

noun (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

noun the quality of being inhibited

noun (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

originFrom Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.

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