inhibited

[in-hib-i-tid]

adjective

1. overly restrained.

2. Psychology.,  exhibiting inhibition.

Other Word Forms

• overinhibited adjective
• semi-inhibited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inhibited¹

First recorded in 1960–65; inhibit + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

BBC Sport looks at the factors that inhibited one of England's most talented group of players.

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"With a constrained Assembly mandate additional legislation beyond that already scheduled is unfortunately inhibited," it added.

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"Freedom of speech is in no way inhibited, except they cannot stand outside abortion clinics so as to harass the women trying to get in."

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Despite being shy and inhibited, he began “moonlighting” in the drama department, where, he later wrote, he found himself “fast losing my heart to drama.”

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Mr Ebenezer said he and his staff needed to be "allowed to do what we need to do and not be inhibited by ridiculous bureaucracy".

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