Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As a positive control, Dyn K44A expression inhibited uptake of a clathrin-mediated endocytosis marker, fluorescent-labeled transferrin (
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Many experience what academics have called "inhibited social contact initiative syndrome" and actively avoid direct sales, he says.
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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
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Further analysis of one cell line showed that adenovirally delivered PEA-15 overexpression inhibited cell growth and reduced DNA synthesis.
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Further analysis of one cell line showed that adenovirally delivered PEA-15 overexpression inhibited cell growth and reduced DNA synthesis.
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The law prescribed that the use of cell phones be "inhibited" in banks.
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