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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinibizione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: i.ni.biˈt͡sjo.ne
"Ha parlato senza alcuna inibizione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
"She danced with total freedom, releasing all her inhibitions." - 2
The action of halting, slowing down, or preventing a chemical, biological, or mental process.
"The drug works through the inhibition of key enzymes in the pathogen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'inhibitio', stemming from the verb 'inhibere' (meaning to hold back, restrain, or check), composed of 'in-' (in, upon) + 'habere' (to have, hold). Entering the English language in the late 16th century via Middle French, it initially denoted a legal writ of prohibition before expanding into physiological, psychological, and general behavioral senses denoting the restraint of a process, impulse, or desire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inhibition" is said worldwide
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inhibition
Transliteration: ɛ̃.i.bi.sjɔ̃
"Il a surmonté sa timidité et toute inhibition."
Hemmung
Transliteration: ˈhɛmʊŋ
"Alkohol baut oft die Hemmungen ab."
inibizione
Transliteration: i.ni.biˈt͡sjo.ne
"Ha parlato senza alcuna inibizione."
inhibición
Transliteration: i.ni.βiˈθjon
"Perdió toda inhibición en la fiesta."
inibição
Transliteration: i.ni.biˈsɐ̃w
"Ela agiu sem nenhuma inibição."
संकोच
Transliteration: sankoch
"उसने बिना किसी संकोच के अपने विचार रखे।"
抑制
Transliteration: yìzhì
"酒精能降低人的抑制力。"
억제
Transliteration: eokje
"그는 모든 억제를 버리고 무대에 올랐다."
抑制
Transliteration: yokusei
"彼は一切の抑制を取り払って楽しんだ。"
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