Meaning
inhibition
- A psychological restraint or feeling that prevents someone from acting freely.
- In physiology or chemistry, the process of slowing down or preventing an action.
In a sentence
L'alcol fa spesso perdere ogni forma di inibizione.
Alcohol often causes people to lose all form of inhibition.
Ha ballato tutta la sera senza alcuna inibizione.
She danced all evening without any inhibition.
La timidezza è spesso causata da una profonda inibizione sociale.
Shyness is often caused by a deep social inhibition.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inibizione | feminine · singular |
| inibizioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Nouns ending in '-zione' are feminine and form the plural in '-zioni'.
- Frequently used in the plural 'senza inibizioni' (without inhibitions).