inhibition
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
Types & categories
- abstinence hypernym
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- suppress derivation
- repress derivation
- psychology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the quality of being inhibited
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Sense 3 noun
(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
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
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- physiology domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
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- action hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppress |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | repress |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | abstinence |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | restraint |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | taboo |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppress |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | nix |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | action |