'Inhibiting' definitions:
Definition of 'Inhibiting'
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 'inhibiting'
From: GCIDE
- inhibiting \inhibiting\ adj. discouraging (a person) from action by threat of punishment; as, an overly strict or inhibiting discipline.
- Syn: inhibitory, repressive, repressing. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'inhibiting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- choking,
- constraining,
- constrictive,
- contrary,
- counterproductive,
- crosswise,
- hindering,
- hindersome,
- in the way,
- inhibitive,
- interrupting,
- interruptive,
- obstructing,
- obstructive,
- obstruent,
- occlusive,
- repressive,
- restraining,
- restrictive,
- stifling,
- strangling,
- stultifying,
- suppressive,
- troublesome