disinhibit

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^[1]:

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

Derived terms

• disinhibitor

 

Related terms

• disinhibition