What is the meaning of inhibited?

verb

  • To put down by force or authority.
    • usage: "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
  • Limit the range or extent of.
    • usage: "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
  • Limit, block, or decrease the action or function of.
    • usage: "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
  • Control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior.

adjective

  • Held back or restrained or prevented.
    • usage: "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
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