Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inhibition

/ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
in-hi-bi-tion
IPA
/ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of inhibiting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A recusal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

inhibitions (plural)

Derived Forms

angioinhibition autoinhibition baroinhibition cardioinhibition chemoinhibition coinhibition counterinhibition disinhibition hyperinhibition immunoinhibition mitoinhibition noninhibition

Phrases

contact inhibition cross-inhibition mixed inhibition response inhibition tissue thromboplastin inhibition time transmarginal inhibition

Frequently Paired Words

inhibit

Synonyms

prohibition forbiddance suppression

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce inhibition?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/.
What does inhibition mean?
The act of inhibiting.
Where does inhibition come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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