'Inhibition' definitions:

Definition of 'inhibition'

From: WordNet
noun
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires [syn: inhibition, 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" [syn: prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance]

Definition of 'Inhibition'

From: GCIDE
  • Inhibition \In`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. inhibitio: cf. F. inhibition.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Physiol.) A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or enzyme, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal. --Cowell. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Chem., Biochem.) The reduction in rate or stopping of a chemical or biochemical reaction, due to interaction with a chemical agent. [PJC]