disinhibition

Examples

• All

• Often, the child displays disinhibition and may exhibit behaviors that seem inappropriate and immature.

  Academic text (2003)

• The disinhibition of impulse control that follows intoxication may also encourage overeating.

  Blog text (7)

• There are several factors contributing to this disinhibition effect, including:

  Blog text (5)

• The disinhibition associated with Ecstasy use can cause teens to behave in ways that make them vulnerable to sexual assault or other violence.

  Academic text (2006)

• We've not really seen evidence that behavioral disinhibition undoes the benefits of that intervention.

• It is reasonable to conclude that these are behavioral effects of the disinhibition discussed in the section on arousal.

  Academic text (1995)

• The disinhibition of behavior suppressed by punishment has become a standard behavioral assay for the anti-anxiety activity of drugs.

  Academic text (2009)

• Perceived benefits and disinhibition (a sensation-seeking subscale) were also significant predictors of risk involvement.

  Academic text (2003)

• After the medication, his disinhibition led him to openly express feelings he usually kept to himself.

• The party atmosphere caused a sense of disinhibition, prompting guests to dance freely and socialize more than usual.

Synonyms

I

impulsivity

vsdisinhibition

5 7.0

A habit of acting quickly without thinking about what will happen

comes from reduced restraint producing more open or uninhibited actions

I

impulsiveness

vsdisinhibition

4 5.9

A habit of acting quickly without thinking about the results

comes from reduced restraint producing more open or uninhibited actions

W

wantonness

vsdisinhibition

1 9.9

Careless actions that ignore rules and possible bad results

is a broader loss of restraint that may not be purely reckless

U

unconstraint

vsdisinhibition

8.4

A feeling of being free from worry and able to act naturally

focuses on loss of control that leads to more impulsive behaviour

I

immoderateness

vsdisinhibition

9.9

A way of behaving that is too much

relates to reduced restraint that causes impulsive acts rather than mere excess

D

dissoluteness

vsdisinhibition

• Formal

9.9

A lack of moral control that makes a person enjoy too many physical pleasures

is wider, covering reduced restraint beyond moral or sensual indulgence

Antonyms

R

restraint

122 4.8

The ability to control your feelings and actions

I

inhibition

29 6.1

Holding back your feelings or actions around other people

How Disinhibited

impulsivity

5 7.0

disinhibition

• Specialized

1 8.2

inhibition

29 6.1

restraint

122 4.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology