Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Loss of inhibition, as through the influence of external stimuli such as drugs or alcohol, or as a result of brain damage.
- noun Unrestrained behavior resulting from a lessening or loss of inhibitions or a disregard of cultural constraints.
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- noun A lack or loss of
inhibition .
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Examples
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Psychologists call it disinhibition, and its pervasive effect—as can be witnessed every day in nasty comments appended to newspaper articles online, in the aggrieved tone and intent of some blog postings, in e-mail inboxes scorched by flame wars—has turned many parts of the Internet into a nasty place.
The Tyranny of E-mail John Freeman 2009
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Eating-related disinhibition, which is the tendency to overeat in response to certain situations or cues such as a big display of dessert, is being used as one explanation in the differences between men and women.
Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us 2008
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One explanation for the differences between men and women may be found in a personality trait known as eating-related disinhibition, which is the tendency to overeat in response to certain situations or cues such as a big display of dessert, said UAB researcher Rosalyn Weller, Ph. D., the study's principle investigator.
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Like senior citizens suffering from dementia, Web users often fall prey to "disinhibition" — the lack of a filter for their most brutal thoughts.
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These are all examples of what psychologists call disinhibition—a filter drops, and we write things we probably wouldn’t say to another in person, at least not after such a brief acquaintance.
The Tyranny of E-mail John Freeman 2009
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Cozolino attributes their vulnerability to a "disinhibition" of social restraints during manic periods.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Christine A. Scheller 2011
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Unlike Mo Mowlam, Campbell had not concealed health problems which had the potential, if they returned, to cause behavioural disturbances such as disinhibition and poor judgment.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Catherine Bennett 2010
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Unlike Mo Mowlam, Campbell had not concealed health problems which had the potential, if they returned, to cause behavioural disturbances such as disinhibition and poor judgment.
Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk Catherine Bennett 2010
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Instead she kept quiet about a tumour which had the potential to cause behavioural disturbances such as disinhibition and poor judgment.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Catherine Bennett 2010
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Instead she kept quiet about a tumour which had the potential to cause behavioural disturbances such as disinhibition and poor judgment.
Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk Catherine Bennett 2010
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