Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperinhibition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-in-hi-bi-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A higher than normal level of inhibition

Example Sentences

"A state of neuronal network instability as seen in epilepsy can be associated with local area hyperexcitability and hyperinhibition [ 31 ]."

Etymology

From hyper- + inhibition.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Questions

What does hyperinhibition mean?: A higher than normal level of inhibition
Where does hyperinhibition come from?: From hyper- + inhibition.

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