disinhibition

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noun

A lack or loss of inhibition.

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

noundisinhibition (countable and uncountable, plural disinhibitions)

plural disinhibitions

  1. countableuncountableA lack or loss of inhibition.

    Consistent with this hypothesis, females from opposite-sex twin pairs showed significant increases over females from same-sex twin pairs in the total sensation-seeking, disinhibition, and experience-seeking scales of the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS).

    2007 December 12, Elizabeth Hampson, Connie L. Ellis, Christine M. Tenk, “On the Relation Between 2D:4D and Sex-Dimorphic Personality Traits”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI

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. Englishinhibition
  11. Englishdisinhibition

From dis- + inhibition.

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Translations

Catalan desinhibició
  • desinhibiciólack or loss of inhibition
Chinese Mandarin 去抑制
  • 去抑制lack or loss of inhibition
Finnish disinhibitio, estottomuus
  • disinhibitiolack or loss of inhibition
  • estottomuuslack or loss of inhibition
  • pidäkkeettömyyslack or loss of inhibition
French désinhibition
  • désinhibitionlack or loss of inhibition
German Enthemmtheit
  • Enthemmtheitlack or loss of inhibition
Greek απαναχαίτιση
  • απαναχαίτιση (apanachaítisi)lack or loss of inhibition
Polish rozhamowanie
  • rozhamowanielack or loss of inhibition
Portuguese desinibição
  • desinibiçãolack or loss of inhibition
Spanish desinhibición
  • desinhibiciónlack or loss of inhibition
Cite this entry
APA

disinhibition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinhibition

MLA

“disinhibition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinhibition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinhibition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinhibition.

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