inhibition in WordNet English dictionary

1. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
   "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"
   prohibition  inhibition  forbiddance 
   
2. (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
   inhibition  suppression 
   
3. the quality of being inhibited
   inhibition 
   
4. (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
   "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"
   inhibition