'Inhibited' definitions:
Definition of 'inhibited'
From: WordNet
adjective
Held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear" [ant: uninhibited]
Definition of 'Inhibited'
From: GCIDE
- Inhibit \In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder. [1913 Webster]
- Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by the objects without them. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict. [1913 Webster]
- All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Chem., Biochem.) To cause the rate of (a chemical or biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; as, vitamin C inhibits oxidation; penicillins inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis. [PJC]
- 4. To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving conscious or unconscious motivations. [PJC]
Definition of 'inhibited'
From: GCIDE
- inhibited \inhibited\ adj.
- 1. held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited. [Narrower terms: {pent-up, repressed ; {stifled, strangled, suppressed ] Also See: reserved, restrained. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal emotional reactions; -- of people; as, he was too inhibited to make friends easily. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'inhibited'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abashed,
- arrested,
- bridled,
- cold,
- constrained,
- controlled,
- curbed,
- embarrassed,
- guarded,
- in check,
- in leading strings,
- in remission,
- on leash,
- passionless,
- pent-up,
- repressed,
- reserved,
- restrained,
- retarded,
- reticent,
- self-conscious,
- shy,
- slowed down,
- under control,
- under discipline,
- under restraint,
- undersexed,
- unresponsive,
- uptight