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inhibiting
CIDE DICTIONARY
inhibiting, adj.
discouraging (a person) from action by threat of punishment; as, an overly strict or inhibiting discipline. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
inhibiting
choking, constraining, constrictive, contrary, counterproductive, crosswise, hindering, hindersome, in the way, inhibitive, interrupting, interruptive, obstructing, obstructive, obstruent, occlusive, repressive, restraining, restrictive, stifling, strangling, stultifying, suppressive, troublesomeFor further exploring for "inhibiting" in Webster Dictionary Online