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disinhibition

disinhibition noun: a lack or loss of inhibition.

Noun

disinhibition (countable and uncountable, plural disinhibitions)

  1. A lack or loss of inhibition.
    • Consistent with this hypothesis, females from opposite-sex twin pairs showed significant increases over females from same-sex twin pairs in the total sensation-seeking, disinhibition, and experience-seeking scales of the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS).2007 December 12, Elizabeth Hampson, Connie L. Ellis, Christine M. Tenk, “On the Relation Between 2D:4D and Sex-Dimorphic Personality Traits”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI

Forms of disinhibition

pluraldisinhibitions

Origin of disinhibition

From dis- + inhibition.

Words formed from disinhibition

Questions about disinhibition

What does disinhibition mean?
Disinhibition means a lack or loss of inhibition.
What part of speech is disinhibition?
Disinhibition is a noun.
What is the plural of disinhibition?
The plural of disinhibition is disinhibitions.

Words near disinhibition in the dictionary

  1. disinhibit
  2. disinhibited
  3. disinhibited attachment disorder
  4. disinhibited social engagement disorder
  5. disinhibiting
  6. disinhibition
  7. disinhibitions
  8. disinhibitor
  9. disinhibitors
  10. disinhibitory
  11. disinhibits

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