How do you use Inhibition in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like suppression or abstinence, plus the exact meaning.
Inhibition meaning
- The act of inhibiting.
- A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
- The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
Synonyms of Inhibition
Using Inhibition
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of inhibiting. | A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally. | The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
- Useful related words include: suppression, abstinence, restraint, control.
- In the example corpus, inhibition often appears in combinations such as: inhibition of, the inhibition, this inhibition.
Context around Inhibition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Inhibition
- In this selection, "inhibition" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, irreversible, natural, temporary, occurs, provides and england stand out and add context to how "inhibition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 fold inhibition of coronavirus and attack without inhibition england failed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "inhibition" sits close to words such as adversarial, aphasia and archibald, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with inhibition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Does the force of the superstition override this natural inhibition? (10 words)
The new method centers on the principle of enzyme inhibition. (10 words)
This is perhaps a tall order for most: shedding of inhibition. (11 words)
This inhibition of MAO-A allows DMT to diffuse unmetabolized past the membranes in the stomach and small intestine, and eventually cross the blood–brain barrier (which, by itself, requires no MAO-A inhibition) to activate receptor sites in the brain. (41 words)
Many indulged in ambiguity, transparency, uncertainty, convolution, and complacency, guided by an inhibition of mixed and missed information, to bathe the mind and body in tension, scrub with hypotheses, dry with potential, and anoint with burden. (36 words)
A sudden strong emotion, such as fear or rage, can be enough to overcome this inhibition causing a sudden muscular release and may explain the striking exertion both Howard and the tiger were able to achieve. (36 words)
Does the force of the superstition override this natural inhibition? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Inhibition Inhibition of apoptosis can result in a number of cancers, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and viral infections.
Seligiline : Originally used a treatment for Parkinson's disease due to its selective, irreversible inhibition of MAO-B but at higher doses MAO-A inhibition occurs.
This inhibition of MAO-A allows DMT to diffuse unmetabolized past the membranes in the stomach and small intestine, and eventually cross the blood–brain barrier (which, by itself, requires no MAO-A inhibition) to activate receptor sites in the brain.
Does the force of the superstition override this natural inhibition?
Per researchers, sAC is “essential for sperm motility and maturation,” thus temporary inhibition provides a potentially “groundbreaking” option in the development of male birth control.
Toronto had long sought such authority, but now has cold feet because it comes from Ford’s hand; Mississauga and Brampton, brimming with ambition, have no such inhibition.
Illinois researchers developed a nanorobotic hand made of DNA that can grab viruses for detection or inhibition.
There are multiple maidens whose blood you can use for soaking the Lord of Blood’s Favor, but the easiest and least storyline-affecting is a corpse at the Church of Inhibition.
Many indulged in ambiguity, transparency, uncertainty, convolution, and complacency, guided by an inhibition of mixed and missed information, to bathe the mind and body in tension, scrub with hypotheses, dry with potential, and anoint with burden.
The virus yield reduction assay demonstrated a 5 to 10-fold inhibition of coronavirus production by WP1122 when compared to untreated virus control.
Confronted with a tacky pitch less amenable to their instincts to attack without inhibition, England failed to adapt and were bundled out for 211 in the Champions Trophy semi-final.
It is heartening to note that without any inhibition, these teachers approach the potential donors to invite help.
The findings showed that newborn mice exhibited symptoms that resembled signs of human psychiatric disorders like decreased pre-pulse inhibition, altered social interactions and cognitive decline.
This is perhaps a tall order for most: shedding of inhibition.
A sudden strong emotion, such as fear or rage, can be enough to overcome this inhibition causing a sudden muscular release and may explain the striking exertion both Howard and the tiger were able to achieve.
I would watch Tony Hart doing anything, for ever, while Noakes, with his lack of inhibition or impulse-control, was constantly surprising, not least the time he fell off a tightrope and landed on his nuts.
The new method centers on the principle of enzyme inhibition.
When the child was being watched, they showed more inhibition and embarrassment than when the researcher was not watching.
Active NF-κB induces the expression of anti-apoptotic genes such as Bcl-2, resulting in inhibition of apoptosis.
Although any one of these toxins inhibits only one enzyme in the electron transport chain, inhibition of any step in this process will halt the rest of the process.
Common combinations with inhibition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- inhibition of 42×
- the inhibition 13×
- this inhibition 5×
- of inhibition 5×
- inhibition is 5×
- or inhibition 4×
- inhibition or 4×
- inhibition and 4×
- inhibition to 3×
- reuptake inhibition 3×