Inhibition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

the quality of being inhibited

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnhɪbˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnhɪbˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnhɪbˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnhɪbˈɪʃən/.

Examples

the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve
they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forbiddance suppression prohibition

Parts of Speech

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 “the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve”
noun	the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) “they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”

Word Forms

inhibit	verb	to put down by force or authority
suppress	verb	put out of one's consciousness
prohibit	verb	command against
forbid	verb	command against

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hemmung

(Psychologie) der bewusste Ausschluss inakzeptabler Gedanken oder Wünsche

🇪🇸Spanish

inhibición

(psicología) la exclusión consciente de pensamientos o deseos inaceptables

🇮🇹Italian

inibizione

(psicologia) l'esclusione cosciente di pensieri o desideri inaccettabili

🇳🇱Dutch

remming

(psychologie) de bewuste uitsluiting van onaanvaardbare gedachten of verlangens

🇵🇹Portuguese

inibição

(psicologia) a exclusão consciente de pensamentos ou desejos inaceitáveis

🇷🇺Russian

торможение

(психология) сознательное исключение неприемлемых мыслей или желаний

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निषेध

(मनोविज्ञान) अस्वीकार्य विचारों या इच्छाओं का सचेत बहिष्कार

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধা

(মনোবিজ্ঞান) অগ্রহণযোগ্য চিন্তা বা ইচ্ছার সচেতন বর্জন

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுப்பு

(உளவியல்) ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாத எண்ணங்கள் அல்லது ஆசைகளை உணர்வுபூர்வமாக விலக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరోధం

(మనస్తత్వశాస్త్రం) ఆమోదయోగ్యం కాని ఆలోచనలు లేదా కోరికల యొక్క చేతన మినహాయింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिबंध

(मानसशास्त्र) अस्वीकार्य विचार किंवा इच्छांचे जाणीवपूर्वक अपवर्जन

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષેધ

(મનોવિજ્ઞાન) અસ્વીકાર્ય વિચારો અથવા ઇચ્છાઓનો સભાન બાકાત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಬಂಧ

(ಮನೋವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹವಲ್ಲದ ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಆಸೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಗಿಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരോധനം

(മനഃശാസ്ത്രം) അസ്വീകാര്യമായ ചിന്തകളുടെയോ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളുടെയോ ബോധപൂർവമായ ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਕ

(ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰਨਯੋਗ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਚੇਤੰਨ ਬੇਦਖਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

(نفسیات) ناقابل قبول خیالات یا خواہشات کا شعوری اخراج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抑制

（心理学）有意识地排除不可接受的想法或欲望

🇯🇵Japanese

阻害

(心理学) 受け入れられない考えや欲望を意識的に排除すること

🇰🇷Korean

금지

(심리학) 받아들일 수 없는 생각이나 욕구를 의식적으로 배제하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ức chế

(tâm lý học) sự loại trừ một cách có ý thức những suy nghĩ hoặc ham muốn không thể chấp nhận được

🇹🇭Thai

การยับยั้ง

(จิตวิทยา) การยกเว้นความคิดหรือความปรารถนาที่ยอมรับไม่ได้อย่างมีสติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

inhibisi

(Psikologi) pengecualian secara sadar terhadap pikiran atau keinginan yang tidak dapat diterima

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsugpo

(psychology) ang mulat na pagbubukod ng hindi katanggap-tanggap na mga kaisipan o pagnanasa

🇲🇾Malay

perencatan

(psikologi) pengecualian sedar pemikiran atau keinginan yang tidak boleh diterima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تثبيط

(علم النفس) الاستبعاد الواعي للأفكار أو الرغبات غير المقبولة

🇮🇷Persian

مهار

(روانشناسی) طرد آگاهانه افکار یا خواسته های غیرقابل قبول

🇹🇷Turkish

engelleme

(psikoloji) kabul edilemez düşünce veya arzuların bilinçli olarak dışlanması

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַכָּבָּה

(פסיכולוגיה) הדרה מודעת של מחשבות או רצונות בלתי מקובלים

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The primary meaning of 'inhibition' is '(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires'.

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