inhibitions

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a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want:

lose your inhibition After a couple of drinks he lost his inhibition and started talking and laughing loudly.

She was determined to shed her inhibitions and have a good time.

the act of stopping or slowing down a process, or the fact of this happening:

The therapy provides inhibition of inflammation.

an inability to act naturally, esp. because of a lack of confidence