Inhibited

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  • adjective. held back or restrained or prevented; ; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited.
  • adjective. Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal emotional reactions; -- of people.
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  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of inhibit.
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  • adjective. held back or restrained or prevented
  • Word Usage
    "Now the bishop did not at all like the use of the word inhibited, understanding well that Mrs Proudie intended it to be understood as implying some episcopal command against which there should be no appeal; — but he let it pass."
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    inhibit