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inhibited

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N HH IH1 B AH0 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of inhibit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

held back or restrained or prevented

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninhibited

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: gátlásos — reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior
  • Hungarian: félszeg — reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior
  • Hungarian: félénk — reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior