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inhibition
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The action of impeding a process or progress
The action of inhibiting or putting an end to a process or progress
A feeling of self-consciousness or being unable to act in a relaxed or natural way
The act of sabotaging something
The action of forbidding or prohibiting something
An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition
A feeling that one does not know the truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
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▲
Noun
▲
The action of impeding a process or progress
hindrance
impediment
obstacle
obstruction
deterrent
encumbrance
handicap
hurdle
trammel
fetter
cramp
restraint
drag
crimp
manacle
interference
barrier
chain
restriction
holdback
curb
check
baulk
UK
balk
US
shackles
snag
embarrassment
clog
let
constraint
drawback
hitch
discouragement
hazard
hampering
retardation
curbing
bridling
straitjacket
frustration
balking
US
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
shackling
hangup
stumbling block
holding back
block
bar
stop
limitation
brake
difficulty
burden
impedance
stoppage
damper
prevention
catch
rein
disadvantage
setback
cumber
stricture
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
complication
monkey wrench in the works
blockage
problem
hiccup
delay
shackle
bridle
circumscription
millstone
control
ball and chain
limit
inconvenience
facer
holdup
interruption
barricade
hamper
catch-22
road block
monkey wrench
prohibition
detriment
curtailment
deterrence
albatross
baggage
determent
cumbrance
rub
wall
preclusion
weakness
issue
defect
suppression
ceiling
clampdown
blocking
embargo
load
bottleneck
preventive
retardant
lock
inhibitor
dead weight
glitch
retardment
condition
fetters
excess baggage
blockade
obviation
wet blanket
gridlock
joker
uphill
confinement
restrainer
millstone around your neck
sticking point
hang-up
jam-up
disincentive
preemption
bond
pitfall
shortcoming
trouble
opposition
congestion
headache
checking
arrest
hobble
deadweight
slowing
psychological baggage
yoke
defence
UK
handicapping
occlusion
millstone round someone's neck
defense
US
bonds
hold-up
stone in one's path
chains
small difficulty
preventative
leash
circumvention
hardship
chill
cloud
defensive measures
roadblock
weary load
bump
railing
traverse
fence
halt
interception
prophylaxis
buttress
booby trap
mountain to climb
sabotage
intervention
blank wall
break
reverse
reversal
blow
safeguard
ban
foot dragging
hold
deal-breaker
rebuff
whammy
harness
weight
order
reduction
flaw
maximum
fault
cap
impairment
threshold
disablement
disorder
bound
demarcation
bounds
regulation
red tape
extent
containment
constrainment
border
perimeter
boundary
constriction
margin
confine
curfew
plateau
repression
line
cutoff point
cut-off point
upper limit
tops
line of demarcation
downside
disbenefit
minus
liability
hassle
worry
nuisance
dilemma
negative
predicament
misfortune
debit
strike
incommodity
pickle
bother
adversity
quandary
cross to bear
botheration
upset
bind
weak spot
vexation
weak point
imperfection
deficiency
gotcha
bugbear
strain
plight
scrape
gimmick
obligation
annoyance
stress
trial
snafu
mishap
mess
land mine
protection
grievance
thwarting
security
forestalling
wait
precaution
lag
failing
avoidance
detention
ill
impasse
cross
bug
detainment
pest
negative aspect
aggravation
perplexity
dispute
irritant
affliction
remedy
lack
anxiety
downfall
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
disability
peeve
point at issue
pain
moratorium
exasperation
puzzler
distress
concern
jam
irk
precautionary measure
knot
disappointment
ruffle
procrastination
preventive measure
thorn
forestallment
tribulation
knock
tight spot
aggro
defeat
protective measure
task
bore
filibuster
deterence
bummer
nark
postponement
con
thorn in one's side
holding pattern
challenge
puzzle
body blow
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
hair shirt
one in the eye
pain in the rear
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
pain in the backside
source of irritation
source of annoyance
kick in the teeth
fair cow
knock-back
bone of contention
commitment
consequence
demerit
deadlock
breakdown
tie
tangle
bad
palladium
pale
penalty
pinch
prob
cinchers
anchor
binders
shield
veto
demand
caution
proscription
privation
flip side
interdict
case
afterdeal
other side of the coin
retarding device
drain
pressure
clot
spot
jinx
interdiction
boycott
imposition
tax
glass ceiling
protective
plague
neutralizer
unseen problem
Achilles heel
misery
woe
blister
the rub
trap
matter
to-do
disruption
evil
bad news
disaster area
inopportuneness
fail-safe
question
trick
millstone round one's neck
deterring factor
dissuasion
stopping up
stonewalling
uphill battle
source of disruption
bane of one's life
source of vexation
snare
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
crunch
disagreement
traffic jam
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
delaying
hot water
albatross around one's neck
anticipatory measure
rahui
mix-up
hot potato
thorn in the flesh
vexed question
question mark
gremlin
source of difficulty
hornets' nest
source of trouble
concerning matter
muddle
difficult situation
lapse
box
teething trouble
joker in the pack
blunder
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
delaying tactics
problems
slip
irritation
inefficacy
error
kicking the can down the road
disquiet
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
punishment
unease
responsibility
grief
agitation
issues
onus
duty
bitter pill
strife
unpleasantness
stroke of bad luck
charge
blame
accountability
stall
turmoil
struggle
suspension
letup
row
sorrow
unwanted responsibility
interval
downtime
stay
logjam
developmental delays
surcease
prorogation
holding
showstopper
bane
demurral
discontinuation
adjournment
dawdling
lingering
cunctation
remission
tarrying
loitering
reprieve
quagmire
tie-up
cooling-off period
putting off
failure to thrive
developmental disabilities
more ❯
“If inequality is high, then higher rates of taxation results in an
inhibition
of economic growth.”
Noun
▲
The action of inhibiting or putting an end to a process or progress
prevention
blockage
suppression
repression
smothering
stop
stifling
blocking
checking
prohibition
stopping
arrest
embargo
block
foiling
halting
quashing
thwarting
bar
interdict
nipping in the bud
putting an end to
putting an stop to
“A large body of literature has shown how social media can contribute to both the mobilization and
inhibition
of protests.”
Noun
▲
A feeling of self-consciousness or being unable to act in a relaxed or natural way
reserve
shyness
bashfulness
restraint
timidity
constraint
diffidence
modesty
reticence
continence
discipline
discretion
timorousness
repression
suppression
coyness
timidness
refrainment
reluctance
nervousness
hesitancy
embarrassment
insecurity
unassertiveness
apprehension
unease
reservation
wariness
hesitance
discomfort
nerves
self-control
self-consciousness
self-restraint
self-command
hang-up
lack of confidence
mental block
mental blockage
psychological block
quietness
demureness
meekness
humility
sheepishness
mousiness
introversion
self-effacement
humbleness
reservedness
backwardness
caution
control
uneasiness
secretiveness
unresponsiveness
formality
taciturnity
awkwardness
silence
hesitation
uncommunicativeness
unpretentiousness
coolness
willpower
distance
will
self-possession
self-containment
lack of pretension
aloofness
coldness
discreetness
lowliness
self-discipline
self-doubt
self-mastery
lack of self-confidence
unostentatiousness
down-to-earthness
calmness
self-government
guardedness
smothering
stifling
cool
forbearance
inhibitedness
moderation
temperateness
fearfulness
modestness
uncertainty
decency
stand-offishness
unobtrusiveness
holding back
keeping back
keeping under control
blushing
detachment
composure
unapproachability
remoteness
aplomb
poise
frigidity
edginess
tension
judiciousness
froideur
chariness
suspicion
dignity
insecureness
prudence
undemonstrativeness
secrecy
grip
unforthcomingness
caginess
submissiveness
stoicism
lack of warmth
stiltedness
woodenness
unnaturalness
forcedness
overcontrol
restraining
unwillingness to open up
frustration
lack of vanity
stopping
check
delicacy
biting back
holding in
keeping in check
fear
bottling up
concealment
checking
blocking
curbing
containing
bridling
deadening
muffling
containment
abstemiousness
temperance
abstention
choking back
patience
countenance
strength of will
non-indulgence
will power
standoffishness
indifference
unfriendliness
frostiness
stiffness
withdrawnness
unsociability
inhospitality
snootiness
retiringness
iciness
frigidness
dispassionateness
unconcern
cold-heartedness
stuffiness
haughtiness
hauteur
emotionlessness
disinterestedness
incuriosity
hostility
dispassion
apathy
chilliness
unfeelingness
impersonality
chill
sobriety
pomposity
lack of emotion
quiet
staidness
lack of sympathy
lack of understanding
austerity
impassivity
inflexibility
unconcernedness
lukewarmness
seriousness
impersonalness
kittenishness
coquettishness
wintriness
stoniness
uninvolvement
hardheartedness
distantness
flirtatiousness
coquetry
flirtation
egolessness
humilitude
self-abasement
antisocial nature
lack of response
touch-me-not attitude
lack of pride
self-abnegation
inferiority complex
skittishness
insouciance
disregard
archness
nonchalance
prudishness
simpering
prudery
evasiveness
primness
prissiness
disinterest
affectation
torpor
incuriousness
casualness
complacence
passivity
uninterestedness
equanimity
lack of interest
lack of concern
lack of involvement
more ❯
“He lost his shyness and
inhibition
when his favorite topic of conversation came up.”
Noun
▲
The act of sabotaging something
sabotage
disruption
interference
interruption
obstruction
destruction
subversion
undermining
conspiracy
treachery
treason
deception
spoiling
subversiveness
connivance
intrusion
machination
demolition
impediment
ruining
complicity
crippling
impedance
filibustering
mischief
collusion
impairment
occlusion
counterplot
encumbrance
vandalism
countermine
hindrance
subterfuge
wrecking
damage
ecotage
incapacitation
deliberate damage
rebellion
insurrection
mutiny
insurgence
revolution
sedition
overthrow
destabilization
US
agitation
destabilisation
UK
trouble-making
rabble-rousing
plotting
intrigue
collaboration
more ❯
Noun
▲
The action of forbidding or prohibiting something
proscription
prohibition
ban
interdiction
banning
embargo
interdict
veto
forbidding
bar
prohibiting
barring
restriction
injunction
outlawing
interdicting
boycott
disallowance
proscribing
refusal
enjoining
taboo
forbiddance
don't
vetoing
constraint
prevention
disallowing
negation
obstruction
repudiation
embargoing
tabooing
no-no
off limits
ruling out
making illegal
out of bounds
thou-shalt-not
limitation
stoppage
suppression
censorship
sanction
anathema
disapproval
tapu
stricture
non-acceptance
debarment
more ❯
Noun
▲
An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition
hang-up
terror
phobia
demon
torment
affliction
complex
obsession
fixation
worry
daemon
neurosis
anxiety
fear
preoccupation
mania
problem
thing
block
difficulty
dilemma
disturbance
restraint
psychological block
dread
horror
bugbear
nightmare
concern
niggle
bug
scourge
trouble
uneasiness
idée fixe
aversion
paranoia
antipathy
bogey
compulsion
derangement
psychosis
bee in your bonnet
mental disturbance
abnormal fear
irrational fear
obsessive fear
bête noire
more ❯
Noun
▲
A feeling that one does not know the truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
doubt
uncertainty
hesitation
indecision
questioning
confusion
cynicism
disbelief
hesitancy
misgiving
reservations
incredulity
misgivings
vacillation
apprehension
diffidence
doubtfulness
dubiety
irresolution
misbelief
perplexity
scepticism
UK
unbelief
wavering
bewilderment
chariness
demurral
difficulty
distrust
distrustfulness
dubiousness
dubitation
incertitude
insecurity
misdoubt
mistrust
mistrustfulness
qualms
query
reservation
skepticism
US
suspicion
unease
uneasiness
unsureness
wariness
ambiguity
leeriness
quandary
queries
questions
suspicions
disquiet
faithlessness
faltering
fear
qualm
question mark
umbrage
lack of certainty
lack of confidence
lack of faith
lack of trust
lack of conviction
trust issues
anxiety
worry
trepidation
nervousness
disquietude
concern
perturbation
question
agitation
apprehensiveness
scruple
hesitance
reluctance
second thoughts
compunction
angst
foreboding
nonbelief
doubts
distress
dread
trouble
scruples
anxiousness
nervosity
ambivalence
wonder
care
concernment
restlessness
solicitude
unwillingness
butterflies
disinclination
sweat
willies
agita
alarm
worriment
niggle
incredulousness
objection
consternation
tension
heebie-jeebies
fearfulness
inquietude
fretfulness
nerves
presentiment
timidity
shakes
edginess
caution
dubiosity
panic
butterflies in the stomach
questionableness
reconsideration
discredit
worries
discomfort
creeps
suspense
indecisiveness
misery
jitteriness
twitchiness
jumps
botheration
pessimism
demur
caginess
agnosticism
questionability
terror
tentativeness
indisposition
discomposure
vagueness
repudiation
spurning
unbelievingness
rejection
unfaith
horror
shock
reticence
lack of belief
lack of credence
strain
irresoluteness
stress
averseness
disconcertment
jitters
conjecture
tenseness
second thought
issues
uncertainties
collywobbles
fuss
equivocation
reserve
flap
abdabs
watchfulness
objections
fidgets
alarum
suffering
downer
shivers
drag
limbo
difficulties
sense of foreboding
nail-biting
cold sweat
goose bumps
all-overs
ants in pants
demurrer
dissent
dilemma
demand
problem
amazement
remonstrance
astonishment
issue
discomfiture
bad vibes
defeatism
disturbance
untrust
forebodingness
circumspection
flusteredness
chagrin
suspiciousness
scepsis
doubt about
disbelief in
lack of faith in
lack of confidence in
vexation
bother
Pyrrhonism
stupefaction
puzzlement
disconcertion
anguish
torment
upset
squeamishness
fidgetiness
reluctancy
censor
conscience
pause
premonition
twinge of doubt
fright
yips
woe
twinge of conscience
pang of conscience
jealousy
non-conviction
jim-jams
heartache
irritation
dismay
puzzle
torture
annoyance
pins and needles
aversion
dislike
Joe Blakes
screaming abdabs
nag
distaste
disrelish
resistance
unrest
loathing
repugnance
funk
disillusion
timorousness
blue funk
backwardness
disenchantment
tremors
cravenness
scare
paranoia
sardonicism
foot-dragging
backwardness in coming forward
lack of enthusiasm
pangs of conscience
turmoil
scoffing
negativity
instability
misanthropy
sarcasm
malaise
dyspathy
dysphoria
displeasure
discontent
queasiness
scorn
contempt
disparagement
bitterness
misandry
acrimony
insomnia
ferment
worriedness
world-weariness
negative thinking
jaundiced eye
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