Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Inhibition has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
"The patient's sudden silence was a clear sign of inhibition, as he consciously blocked out his urge to confess his secret."
the quality of being inhibited
"Her natural inhibition prevented her from speaking up during the meeting."
(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
"the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
"they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"
"a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"
"he ignored his parents' forbiddance"
The act of inhibiting.
"The sudden noise caused an immediate inhibition in his movement, making him freeze mid-step."
The word inhibition entered English via the Old French inibicion and the Middle English form inhibicioun. It derives from the Latin noun inhibitio, which carries the same meaning as the modern term.