disinhibit

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English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ inhibit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/

Verb

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

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