nouns
(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
the quality of being inhibited
is a type of (narrower)
discipline in personal and social activities
"he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
(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"
domain category
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
is a type of (narrower)
a process occurring in living organisms
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"