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in·hib·it

(ĭn-hĭb′ĭt)

tr.v. in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its

a. To hold back; restrain: barricades that inhibited the movement of the crowd; a lack of knowledge that inhibited his inclination to ask questions. See Synonyms at restrain.

b. To cause (a person) to behave in a restrained or self-conscious way: He felt inhibited by the presence of so many famous people.

c. Psychology To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously.

a. Chemistry To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction).

b. Biology To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).

3. To prohibit (an ecclesiastic) from performing clerical duties.

[Middle English inhibiten, to forbid, from Latin inhibēre, inhibit-, to restrain, forbid : in-, in; see in-² + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

in·hib′it·a·ble adj.

in·hib′i·tive, in·hib′i·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.

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inhibited

(ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd)

adj

too embarrassed or not confident enough to do something

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Adj.

inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"

reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

restrained - under restraint

uninhibited - not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"

inhibited

adjective shy, reserved, guarded, withdrawn, frustrated, subdued, repressed, constrained, self-conscious, reticent, uptight (informal) Men are more inhibited about touching each other than women are.
free, natural, relaxed, outgoing, spontaneous, uninhibited, unreserved

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inhibited

adjective

1. Tending to keep one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:

controlled, noncommittal, reserved, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained.

2. Deficient in or lacking sexual desire:

ardorless, cold, frigid, passionless, unresponsive.

Translations

مَكْبوت العَواطِف

nesmělý

hæmmet

befangen gehemmt

inhibido

inhibé

gátlásos

bældur

inhibited

[ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd] ADJ [person] → cohibido, inhibido

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inhibited

[ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd] adj [person] → inhibé(e)
to be sexually inhibited → être sexuellement inhibé(e)

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inhibited

adj → gehemmt; to be inhibited → Hemmungen haben, gehemmt sein

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inhibited

[ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd] adj (person) → inibito/a

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inhibit

(inˈhibit) verb

to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something).

inˈhibited adjective

unable to relax and express one's feelings in an open and natural way.

inhibition (iniˈbiʃən) noun

inhibited

adj inhibido, cohibido

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For all this, however, poor Tom smarted in the flesh; for though Thwackum had been inhibited to exercise his arm on the foregoing account, yet, as the proverb says, It is easy to find a stick, &c.

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In appearance and atmosphere he was a strapping big college man, smooth-faced and easy-mannered, clean and simple and wholesome, with a known record of being a splendid athlete and an implied vast possession of cold culture of the inhibited sort.

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A critic of the Duterte administration's South China Sea policy on the Supreme Court on Tuesday inhibited himself from hearing a petition to compel the government to protect three reefs in the West Philippine Sea and rehabilitate the marine environment around them that China had damaged.

Carpio inhibits self from SC case for Calida's 'peace of mind'

Carpio inhibits from kalikasan writ hearing on WPS !-- -- Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) - July 3, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has inhibited from the environmental protection case filed with the Supreme Court (SC) by Zambales and Palawan fishermen aimed at compelling the government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea and stop Chinese environmental depredation in Philippine waters.

Carpio inhibits from kalikasan writ hearing on WPS

Enzymatic browning was inhibited in juice by 2% triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride (TETA).

Manipulate enzymatic browning to enhance the aroma of apple juice

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), a predominant regulator of the ECM, is inhibited in aging/photoaging and stimulated in carcinogenesis.

Beneficial regulation of matrixmetalloproteinases and their inhibitors, fibrillar collagens and transforming growth factor-beta by polypodium leucotomos, directly or in dermal fibroblasts, ultraviolet radiated fibroblasts, and melanoma cells

After pirimiphos-methyl treatment the ChE, AE and AChE of all the developmental stages in Pak and FSS-II strains were completely inhibited. The higher molecular weight CE, however, was not much affected.

Effect of Pirimiphos-Methyl on Esterases of Different Developmental Stages of Three Strains of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.) - An Electrophoretic Study

The team tested the drug in a pre-clinical breast tumor model and found that orally administered Tacrolimus inhibited breast tumor growth rate by over 70 percent.

Common transplant drug inhibits breast cancer growth in preclinical trial

German researchers reported that a concentrated liquid extract of black elderberries (Sambucus nigra L.), commercially available as Rubini Elderberry Extract 3.2% from Artemis International, inhibited the growth of influenza A and B viruses and bacteria associated with upper respiratory tract infections, according to results published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine in February.

Black elderberries show antiviral activity

The extract also inhibited the oxidation of meat pigments, preserving the fresh redness of treated meat when used at levels ranging from 0.02% to 0.10%.

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Only the carrageenan-containing lubricants inhibited HPV particles from entering cells, the researchers report in the July PLoS Pathogens.