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disinhibit

/ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-in-hib-it
IPA
/ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove an inhibition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English inhibit English disinhibit From dis- + inhibit.

Inflected Forms

disinhibits (present, singular) disinhibiting (participle, present) disinhibited (participle, past) disinhibited (past)

Derived Forms

disinhibitor

Frequently Paired Words

disinhibition

Questions

How do you pronounce disinhibit?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/.
What does disinhibit mean?
To remove an inhibition.
Where does disinhibit come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English inhibit English disinhibit From dis- + inhibit.

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