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inhibition

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Definitions
noun

the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

noun

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

“a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages”

noun

the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

“the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve”

noun

the quality of being inhibited

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