Meaning & use
inhibited
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Unable to act or express oneself freely because of self-consciousness or restraint.
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He felt too inhibited to sing in front of strangers.
A glass of wine made her feel less inhibited on the dance floor.
A note on using this word
Also used in biology and chemistry to describe a process that has been slowed or blocked, a more technical and unrelated sense worth distinguishing.
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uninhibitedfree
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Slowed, restricted, or prevented, as of a biological or chemical process.
The enzyme's activity was inhibited by the cold temperature.
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