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inhibited — adj. 1. held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; of behaviors. Opposite of {uninhibited}. [Narrower terms: {pent up, repressed ; {stifled, strangled, suppressed ]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhibited — index arrested (checked), controlled (restrained) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inhibited — [adj] shy bottled up*, cold, constrained, frustrated, guarded, hung up*, passionless, repressed, reserved, reticent, self conscious, subdued, undemonstrative, unresponsive, uptight, withdrawn; concepts 404,542 Ant. aggressive, bold, forward,… … New thesaurus
Inhibited — Inhibit In*hib it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhibited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inhibiting}.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in in + habere to have, hold. See {Habit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhibited — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
inhibited — in|hib|it|ed [ınˈhıbıtıd] adj too embarrassed or nervous to do or say what you want inhibited about ▪ Many people are inhibited about discussing sexual matters … Dictionary of contemporary English
inhibited — [[t]ɪnhɪ̱bɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n/ ing (disapproval) If you say that someone is inhibited, you mean they find it difficult to behave naturally and show their feelings, and that you think this is a bad thing. Men are more inhibited… … English dictionary
inhibited — adjective not confident or relaxed enough to do or say what you want to: feel inhibited: When discussing sexual matters many people feel very inhibited. inhibitedly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inhibited — adjective witnesses should not be inhibited to reveal what they know she was so inhibited that most people thought she was cold and unfeeling Syn: shy, reticent, reserved, self conscious, diffident, bashful, coy; wary, reluctant, hesitant,… … Thesaurus of popular words
inhibited — inhibit ► VERB (inhibited, inhibiting) 1) hinder or restrain (an action or process). 2) make (someone) unable to act in a relaxed and natural way. DERIVATIVES inhibited adjective inhibitive adjective. ORIGIN Latin inhibere … English terms dictionary
