Etymology

disinhibitory

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Today it means: that disinhibits Full definition →

English inhibitory ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishinhibitory
  7. English todaydisinhibitory

From dis- + inhibitory.

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