inhibition
[noun]
Synonyms: shyness, block, hang-up (informal), reserve, restraint, reticence, self-consciousness

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧hi‧bi‧tion AC /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: verb: inhibit; noun: inhibition; adjective: inhibited]

1. [uncountable and countable] a feeling of shyness or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want:
She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt.
People tend to lose their inhibitions when they’ve drunk a lot of alcohol.

2. [uncountable] technical when something is restricted or prevented from happening or developing:
a marked inhibition of cell growth

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

inhibition
noun
VERB + INHIBITION have (no) | show (no) | get rid of, lose, overcome The children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions.
PREP. without ~ Young children will participate in a drama class without inhibition.
~ about They had no inhibitions about voicing their feelings.
~ against an inhibition against certain behaviour

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