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inhibition

/,ɪnɪ'bɪʃən/

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noun
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
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suppression

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abstinence
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the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
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"a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"

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forbiddance prohibition

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action
noun
(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
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"the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

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biological process organic process
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the quality of being inhibited
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control restraint

Examples of inhibition

"a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"
"the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"