disinhibit

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/ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/

verb

To remove an inhibition.

OriginEnglish inhibit ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdisinhibit (third-person singular simple present disinhibits, present participle disinhibiting, simple past and past participle disinhibited)

present singular third person disinhibits · participle present disinhibiting · participle past disinhibited · past disinhibited

  1. To remove an inhibition.

    "Was something in the right hemisphere disinhibited by the stroke?

    1988 May 6, Tom Valeo, “Conference Calls: what goes on in an artist's brain?”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishinhibit
  11. Englishdisinhibit

From dis- + inhibit.

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APA

disinhibit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinhibit

MLA

“disinhibit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinhibit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinhibit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinhibit.

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