- inhibition, suppression - (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
--1 is a kind of abstinence
Derived form: verb inhibit1 - inhibition - the quality of being inhibited
--2 is a kind of restraint, control
--2 has particulars: taboo, tabu- inhibition - (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"
--3 is a kind of organic process, biological process
- prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance - 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"
--4 is a kind of action
Derived form: verb inhibit1 - inhibition - (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"