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inhibited
CIDE DICTIONARY
inhibited, adj.
- held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of
uninhibited . [WordNet 1.5] - Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal emotional reactions; -- of people; as, he was too inhibited to make friends easily. [PJC]
THESAURUS
inhibited
abashed, arrested, bridled, cold, constrained, controlled, curbed, embarrassed, guarded, in check, in leading strings, in remission, on leash, passionless, pent-up, repressed, reserved, restrained, retarded, reticent, self-conscious, shy, slowed down, under control, under discipline, under restraint, undersexed, unresponsive, uptightFor further exploring for "inhibited" in Webster Dictionary Online