# inhibited

Pronunciation: say "in-HIB-i-tid" /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Reserved and emotionally restrained, prone to quiet, guarded behavior and reluctant to express feelings openly.
   - Simple: Shy and quiet, keeping your feelings hidden instead of showing them openly.
   - _Years of a strict upbringing left her inhibited in most social settings._
   - _He was too inhibited to admit how much the praise actually meant to him._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of inhibit. — simple past and past participle of inhibit
   - Simple: Past tense of inhibit. Use this form for something that was already held back or slowed down.
   - _High salt levels inhibited bacterial growth in the stored samples._
   - _The new policy has inhibited free movement across the border._

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