inhibited
/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/
ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Past ending sound
ɪn - ˈhɪbɪtɪd -> inhibited
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ~ sb (from sth/ doing sth) ဟန့်တား သည်။ အဟန့်အတားဖြစ်သည်။ Shyness inhibited him (from speaking).
၂။ ချုပ်ချယ်သည်။ ကန့်သတ်သည်။ တားမြစ်သည်။ outdated policies that inhibit economic growth ❍ Cost is not an inhibiting factor in the company's plans for development.
❏ inhibited adj ချုပ်တည်းထားသော။ အရှက်အကြောက်။ She's too inhibited to laugh at jokes about sex. ❍ a nervous inhibited laugh.
❏ inhibition /ÇnhÇ'bÇʃn, ÇnÇ'b-/ n
၁။ [C] အရှက် အကြောက်။ overcome one's inhibitions ❍ She had no inhibitions about making her opinions known (ie did so without hesitating).
၂။ [U] ချုပ်ချယ်ခြင်း။ တားမြစ်ခြင်း။ ကန့်သတ်ခြင်း။ ဟန့်တားခြင်း။ inhibition of growth.
More examples
- Economic growth has been inhibited by the lack of investment.
- Factors that inhibit the development of artistic talent
- Drinking coffee inhibits the absorption of iron from your diet.
- [inhibit someone from doing something] : Tax rules that inhibit some people from working
- The presence of police officers inhibited them.
- [inhibit someone from doing something] : Students may be inhibited from coming to him with their problems.
Synonyms
slow down, hold back, restrain, slow up, reduce, stall, hinder, hamper, arrest, avert, bar, bit, bridle, check, constrain, cramp, curb, deter, discourage, enjoin, faze, forbid, frustrate, hang up, hog-tie, hold down, hold in, impede, interdict, keep in, obstruct, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, put on brakes, repress, restrict, sandbag, slow, stop, stymie, suppress, taboo, ward, withhold
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