English edit

Etymology edit

dis- +‎ inhibit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/

Verb edit

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

  1. To remove an inhibition.
    • 1988 May 6, Tom Valeo, “Conference Calls: what goes on in an artist's brain?”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      "Was something in the right hemisphere disinhibited by the stroke?

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