1. inhibition

noun. ['ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən'] (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires.

Rhymes with Inhibition

• predisposition
• misrecognition
• juxtaposition
• retransmission
• presupposition
• decomposition
• statistician
• reimposition
• redeposition
• redefinition
• precondition
• pediatrician
• obstetrician
• mathematician
• malnutrition
• geriatrician
• fondkommission
• extradition
• transmission
• superstition
• requisition
• recondition
• recognition
• proposition
• premonition
• preignition
• inquisition
• exposition
• expedition
• electrician

How do you pronounce inhibition?

Pronounce inhibition as ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən.

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Sentences with inhibition

1. Noun, singular or mass
This is known as a bite inhibition.

2. inhibition

noun. ['ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən'] the quality of being inhibited.

3. inhibition

noun. ['ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən'] (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part.

4. inhibition

noun. ['ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən'] the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof).