inhibition

inhibition

Gêne ou inquiétude qui empêche de faire quelque chose dont on a envie.

En anglais simple : A worried or shy feeling that stops you doing something you want to do.

• She danced without inhibition.
• He slowly lost his inhibitions.
• Do you have any inhibitions about singing in public?

Comment l'utiliser : inhibitions about doing something (He has inhibitions about speaking in public.)

Synonymes : restraint, self-consciousness

Expressions courantes : social inhibition, lack of inhibition

inhibition

Arrêt ou ralentissement d’un processus, notamment dans le corps ou lors d’une réaction chimique.

En anglais simple : The stopping or slowing of a process, especially one in the body or involving chemicals.

• The chemical caused inhibition of growth.
• We measured enzyme inhibition in the laboratory.
• Inhibition of this reaction reduces the amount of heat produced.

Comment l'utiliser : inhibition of something (The drug causes inhibition of cell growth.)

Synonymes : suppression, blocking

Contraires : stimulation

Expressions courantes : enzyme inhibition, growth inhibition, inhibition of activity