[noun] (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires Synonyms:suppression
[noun] the quality of being inhibited
[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"
[noun] 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" Synonyms:prohibition, forbiddance
