He was rather inhibited about discussing politics.
She felt very inhibited by her own lack of experience.
No one should feel inhibited from taking part in the show.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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 ]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhibited — inhibited; un·inhibited; … English syllables
inhibited — index arrested (checked), controlled (restrained) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inhibited — [adj] shy bottled up*, cold, constrained, frustrated, guarded, hung up*, passionless, repressed, reserved, reticent, self conscious, subdued, undemonstrative, unresponsive, uptight, withdrawn; concepts 404,542 Ant. aggressive, bold, forward,… … New thesaurus
Inhibited — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhibited — in|hib|it|ed [ınˈhıbıtıd] adj too embarrassed or nervous to do or say what you want inhibited about ▪ Many people are inhibited about discussing sexual matters … Dictionary of contemporary English
inhibited — [[t]ɪnhɪ̱bɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n/ ing (disapproval) If you say that someone is inhibited, you mean they find it difficult to behave naturally and show their feelings, and that you think this is a bad thing. Men are more inhibited… … English dictionary
inhibited — adjective not confident or relaxed enough to do or say what you want to: feel inhibited: When discussing sexual matters many people feel very inhibited. inhibitedly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inhibited — adjective witnesses should not be inhibited to reveal what they know she was so inhibited that most people thought she was cold and unfeeling Syn: shy, reticent, reserved, self conscious, diffident, bashful, coy; wary, reluctant, hesitant,… … Thesaurus of popular words
inhibited — inhibit ► VERB (inhibited, inhibiting) 1) hinder or restrain (an action or process). 2) make (someone) unable to act in a relaxed and natural way. DERIVATIVES inhibited adjective inhibitive adjective. ORIGIN Latin inhibere … English terms dictionary
