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  • adjective held back or restrained or prevented; ; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited.
  • adjective Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal emotional reactions; -- of people.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of inhibit.

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  • adjective held back or restrained or prevented

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Examples

  • Now the bishop did not at all like the use of the word inhibited, understanding well that Mrs Proudie intended it to be understood as implying some episcopal command against which there should be no appeal; — but he let it pass.

    The Last Chronicle of Barset 2004

  • When a monkey bred to be inhibited is reared by a bold, easygoing foster mother, however, the youngster develops not only her ways but even her low-norepinephrine chemistry.

    How We Become What We Are 1994

  • When a monkey bred to be inhibited is reared by a bold, easygoing foster mother, however, the youngster develops not only her ways but even her low-norepinephrine chemistry.

    How We Become What We Are 1994

  • Now the bishop did not at all like the use of the word inhibited, understanding well that Mrs Proudie intended it to be understood as implying some episcopal command against which there should be no appeal; -- but he let it pass.

    The Last Chronicle of Barset Anthony Trollope 1848

  • As a positive control, Dyn K44A expression inhibited uptake of a clathrin-mediated endocytosis marker, fluorescent-labeled transferrin (

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • Many experience what academics have called "inhibited social contact initiative syndrome" and actively avoid direct sales, he says.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SEAN STANLEIGH 2011

  • As expected, PHD2 overexpression inhibited the expression of HIF-1α wt and HRE-dependent transcriptional activity while it did not abrogate the expression and activation of reporter gene transcription in cells expressing

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Daniela Trisciuoglio et al. 2010

  • Further analysis of one cell line showed that adenovirally delivered PEA-15 overexpression inhibited cell growth and reduced DNA synthesis.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • Further analysis of one cell line showed that adenovirally delivered PEA-15 overexpression inhibited cell growth and reduced DNA synthesis.

    innovations-report 2009

  • The law prescribed that the use of cell phones be "inhibited" in banks.

    To Foil Heists, Argentina Bans Phones in Banks Matt Moffett 2011

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