Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To free (a person) from inhibitions.
- transitive verb To terminate or reverse the inhibition of (a neuron, for example).
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- verb To remove an
inhibition .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The fundies believe the HPV vaccine will encourage women to be sexual -- that it will "disinhibit" them, if they believe they can fuck without fear.
Susie Bright: I Want to Be Disinhibited-- Whether W. Likes It or Not 2008
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Skype doesn't therapeutically disinhibit patients so that they let down their guard and take emotional risks.
Harmon Leon: Will Smartphones Replace the Therapist's Couch? Harmon Leon 2011
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Skype doesn't therapeutically disinhibit patients so that they let down their guard and take emotional risks.
Harmon Leon: Will Smartphones Replace the Therapist's Couch? Harmon Leon 2011
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But the fact is that religion in America and around the world continues to disinhibit lethal violence.
Valerie Tarico: Like Alcohol, Religion Disinhibits Violence, Doesn't Cause It 2009
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Does interaction at a distance disinhibit the urge to degrade?
How To Trick an Online Scammer Into Carving a Computer Out of Wood 2007
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Does interaction at a distance disinhibit the urge to degrade?
How To Trick an Online Scammer Into Carving a Computer Out of Wood 2007
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Ativan can disinhibit a patient, making them more violent or bizarre.
Your Nurse Can Kick Your Butt Mother Jones RN 2007
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What we don't need are web sites that -- that encourage, disinhibit, take away the fear that might go with trying to kill yourself.
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Picrotoxin administration into the SuM appears to disinhibit local neurons and recruits activation of brain structures associated with motivational processes, including the mesolimbic dopamine system, prefrontal cortex, septal area, preoptic area, lateral hypothalamic area and dorsal raphe nucleus.
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You need something to disinhibit you, to put you in a carefree mood.
Winnipeg Sun 2009
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