inhibited

Meanings

Verb

• to put down by force or authority
• limit the range or extent of
  • "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
• control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
• simple past and past participle of inhibit

Adjective

• held back or restrained or prevented
  • "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"

Adj

• Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.

Synonyms

bottle up, conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress

Antonyms

uninhibited