inhibition

S2 W2

BrE /ɪnˈhɪbɪʃən/ AmE /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/

noun en → es

1 RESTRAINT [uncountable] B1

a feeling of being nervous or shy that stops you from doing something

inhibición, timidez, cohibición

  • have no inhibition about doing sth

Collocations social inhibition · shyness inhibition

  • She has no inhibitions about speaking her mind.

    Ella no tiene ninguna inhibición para expresar su opinión.

2 BARRING [countable] C1

something that prevents or stops something from happening

inhibidor, obstáculo, impedimento

  • be a major inhibition to sth

Collocations financial inhibition · legal inhibition

  • Money is not an inhibition to buying the house.

    El dinero no es un impedimento para comprar la casa.