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disinhibition

American  
[dis-in-i-bish-uhn, -in-hi-, dis-in-] / dɪsˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, -ˌɪn hɪ-, ˌdɪs ɪn- /

noun

  1. Psychology. a temporary loss of inhibition caused by an outside stimulus.

  2. Chemistry. removal of an inhibitor.


disinhibition British  
/ ˌdɪsɪnɪˈbɪʃən, -ɪnhɪ- /

noun

  1. psychol a temporary loss of inhibition, caused by an outside stimulus such as alcohol or a drug

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of disinhibition

First recorded in 1925–30; dis- 1 + inhibition

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