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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  inhibited \inhibited\ adj.
     1. held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain
        conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can
        reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited.
        [Narrower terms: pent-up, repressed ; {stifled,
        strangled, suppressed ] Also See: reserved,
        restrained.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal
        emotional reactions; -- of people; as, he was too
        inhibited to make friends easily.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inhibit \In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref.
     in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by
              the objects without them.             --Bentley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the
              dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.
                                                    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.
                                                    --Ayliffe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Chem., Biochem.) To cause the rate of (a chemical or
        biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; as,
        vitamin C inhibits oxidation; penicillins inhibit
        bacterial cell wall synthesis.
        [PJC]
  
     4. To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving
        conscious or unconscious motivations.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Inhibit \In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref.
     in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]
     1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
  
              Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by
              the objects without them.             --Bentley.
  
     2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
  
              All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the
              dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
              Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.
                                                    --Ayliffe.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  inhibited
       adj : held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions
             previously inhibited conditioned reactions can
             reappear" [ant: uninhibited]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inhibited
     a.
     (lb en of a person) reserved or repressed, prone to quiet,
  inexpressive behavior.
     vb.
     (infl of en inhibit  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  inhibited
     a.
     (lb en of a person) reserved or repressed, prone to quiet,
  inexpressive behavior.
     vb.
     (infl of en inhibit  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  inhibited
     a.
     (lb en of a person) reserved or repressed, prone to quiet,
  inexpressive behavior.
     vb.
     (infl of en inhibit  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  inhibited
     a.
     (lb en of a person) reserved or repressed, prone to quiet,
  inexpressive behavior.
     vb.
     (infl of en inhibit  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inhibited
     Englanti a.
     estoinen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i nhibit ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inhibited
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en inhibit ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb inhibit)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/
  حسّاس

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/ 
  tlumený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/ 
  potlačený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/ 
  nesmělý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/
  gehemmt, unterdrückt, verhindert 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/
  gehemmt, gehindert, blockiert, gesperrt, verhindert
   see: inhibit, inhibiting, inhibits, inhibited
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/
  hemmte, hinderte, blockierte, sperrte, verhinderte
   see: inhibit, inhibiting, inhibited, inhibits
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/
  verklemmt 
     Synonym: repressed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/
  
  γεμάτος από αναστολές

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/ 
  1. रोका~हुआ
        "The student was too inhibited to laugh."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  inhibited /ɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/
  sputan

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈhɪbətɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "inhibited":
     abashed, arrested, bridled, cold, constrained, controlled, curbed,
     embarrassed, guarded, in check, in leading strings, in remission,
     on leash, passionless, pent-up, repressed, reserved, restrained,
     retarded, reticent, self-conscious, shy, slowed down,
     under control, under discipline, under restraint, undersexed,
     unresponsive, uptight
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  adj.拘谨的,拘束的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     禁止的

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