Local English word record

inhibition

noun · 4 senses

the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

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Examples

  • they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
  • a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages
  • he ignored his parents' forbiddance

Word relationships

Synonyms

prohibition, forbiddance

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