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inhibited

inhibited

6.0
Unable to act naturally because you feel shy or embarrassed
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/
translation icon : inhibido
  • He felt inhibited during the presentation, unable to share his thoughts freely.

And then there were all these like exercises which were basically designed to weed out the inhibited, which is just like they won't.

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Examples

  • I wanted to see what was out there and I didn't want to be inhibited by my biology, really.

  • And not in any way inhibited by all the horrors of shame that lots of people would feel.

  • And I want to tell you in that you are less inhibited than when you worked at that university.

  • You know, they, they gave us impossible tasks which no inhibited person would, would even attempt.

  • But what I gained was an non interrupted or inhibited experience of the present moment.

  • Every single one of these attributes is inhibited when we're going to a full time work at home scenario.

  • I wonder how you would see that either nurtured by or inhibited by the current religious institutions.

  • You know, we won't be inhibited by mass and volume constraints like prior.

  • And then there were all these like exercises which were basically designed to weed out the inhibited, which is just like they won't.

    George Janko

  • In a group discussion, her ideas were often inhibited by her fear of judgment from others.

Synonyms

repressed
vsinhibited
6 6.5

Having strong feelings that a person keeps inside and does not show to others

is about outward behavior blocked by self-consciousness, not only internal emotion control
constrained
vsinhibited
6.7

Looks or sounds unnatural because someone is holding back

is inner self-conscious restraint preventing relaxed natural behavior
constricted
vsinhibited
7.1

Tense and not able to show normal feelings

is due to self-consciousness rather than general bodily tension
stifled
vsinhibited
5.8

Held back so it is not fully shown or said

is more about self-conscious restraint than external pressure blocking expression
suppressed
vsinhibited
5.7

Kept secret on purpose so people do not know about it

is a general inability to act naturally rather than a deliberate concealment

Antonyms

expressive
41 3.4

Showing feelings and ideas clearly in the face or voice

uninhibited
15 6.9

Expressing feelings and thoughts freely without embarrassment

How Inhibited

repressed
6 6.5
uptight
  • Informal
77 5.0
inhibited
6.0
reserved
3.7
relaxed
241 1.0

Surface Forms

inhibited positive

Morphology

inhibited = inhibit (transparent) = inhibit + ed

Formed from the verb 'inhibit' with the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed'; the adjectival meaning 'restrained' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Inhibited comes from Latin parts in- ('in') and habere ('to hold'), so it once meant 'to hold in' or 'hold back'. That's why someone who is inhibited feels 'held back' and cannot act or speak freely.