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Plural of inhibition

regular plural

The plural of inhibition is inhibitions.

Forms of inhibition

Singularinhibition /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/
Pluralinhibitions
Countablecountable and uncountable

Inhibitions in a sentence

  • Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 230
  • "They lose their inhibitions and forget the boundaries of acceptable behaviour.2024 August 7, Paul Clifton, “You absolute moron!”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 54. From the entry skinful
  • Yet I (knew) I must lose (her) to prove “her” inhibitions would not be foresought.2009, Abhira Fashaukahn, Robbery of the Word That Meant Freed. From the entry foreseek
  • But an actor needs to shed inhibitions to look convincing.2016 May 6, Times of India. From the entry hesitance
  • Some stories engage in dub-con scenarios where one or both partners are out of their minds with heat lust and lose all reasoning and inhibitions.2013, Kristina Busse, “Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse”, in Anne Jamison, editor, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking…. From the entry heat

Meaning of inhibition

  1. noun The act of inhibiting.
  2. noun A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  3. noun The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.

Full definition of inhibition

Questions about the plural of inhibition

What is the plural of inhibition?
The plural of inhibition is inhibitions.
Is inhibition countable?
Inhibition is a countable and uncountable noun.

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