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Synonyms:
- deflection, crushing, quelling, disallowance, trammel, prohibition era, self-restraint, limitation, fetter, taboo, frustration, drag, stifling, self-control, damper, constipation, contradiction, objection, injunction, burden, dissuasion, rebuff, disagreement, forbiddance, handicap, circumscription, restraint, deterrent, resistance, confinement, aversion, tether, bondage, diversion, bridle, adversary, protest, banning, obstacle, conflict, paralysis, snag, opposition, stay, impediment, shame, reserve, preclusion, snarl, rejection, control, bottleneck, dam, ignominy, forbidding, crimp, choke, impasse, tangle, detention, hurdle, brake, ban, shackles, curtailment, clog, sabotage, prevention, stoppage, discouragement, proscription, allow, delay, limited, hindrance, blockade, intimidation, interference, continence, holdback, derailment, defiance, entanglement, challenge, jam, friction, interdiction, collar, curb, denial, antagonism, mortification, refrainment, barrier, encumbrance, hang-up, check, blockage, let, stop, fight, confrontation, embarrassment, disapproval, counteraction, admonishment, disheartenment, banishment, detainment, humiliation, constriction, complication, bung, manacle, prohibition, constraint, cramp, shackle, repulsion, mire, dispute, guilt trip, discipline, balk, restriction, discomfort, entrapment, drawback, chagrin, impedance, guilt, catch, counterattack, refusal, obstruction, stricture, obstinacy, disinclination, leash, self-command, suppression, repression, bafflement, limit, disadvantage, retardation, stumbling block, congestion, interruption, chain, plug, block, bar, discretion
Examples:
- - So was Shakespeare, and so even was Thiers' " French Revolution," of which I had devoured the first volume in delight, before the inhibition fell upon me, blasting my blind but eager aspiration for culture and a larger knowledge of the world and of human nature. - "Recollections of a Varied Life", George Cary Eggleston
- - The only aesthetic repose is that in which stimulation resulting in impulse to movement or action is checked or compensated for by its antagonistic impulse; inhibition of action, or action returning upon itself, combined with heightening of tone. - "The Psychology of Beauty", Ethel D. Puffer
- - On December 18, the President sent to Congress a message recommending " an immediate inhibition of the departure of our vessels from the ports of the United States." - "Union and Democracy", Allen Johnson
Antonyms:
- unconstraint, spur, bluntness, unrestrainedness, gratification, self-indulgence, overindulgence, help, indulgence, edge, handmaiden, stimulus, catalyst, goad, frankness, intemperance, candor, immoderacy, impetus, stimulant, incontinence, uninhibitedness, advantage, assistance, benefit, aid, boost, incentive, break
