in·hi·bi·tion (ĭnˌhə-bĭshˈən, ĭnˌə-)

1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
3. The conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, a desire, or an impulse.
4. Any of a variety of processes that are associated with the gradual attenuation, masking, and extinction of a previously conditioned response.
5. The condition in which or the process by which a reaction is inhibited.
6. The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme is inhibited.