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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
inhibition/ɪnhɪˈbɪʃn/

▶noun

1 the action or process of inhibiting or being inhibited.

2 a feeling that makes one unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
■ Psychology a restraint on the direct expression of an instinct.

3 Law, Brit. an order or writ of prohibition.

'inhibition' also found in these Oxford entries:

abandon - allelopathy - constraint - hang-up - inhibitor - plaque - unfetter

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