different between hindrance vs inhibition

English

Alternative forms

• hinderance (archaic)
• hindraunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From hinder +? -ance

Noun

hindrance (plural hindrances)

1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

   High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.

2. The state or act of hindering something

   Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Translations

Anagrams

• N-cadherin

English

Etymology

From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio.

Noun

inhibition (countable and uncountable, plural inhibitions)

1. The act of inhibiting.
2. (psychology) A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
3. (chemistry, biochemistry) The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
4. (law) A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.
5. (Philippines, law) A recusal.

Translations

See also

• inhibit

Finnish

Noun

inhibition

1. Genitive singular form of inhibitio.

French

Etymology

From Latin inhibiti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

inhibition f (plural inhibitions)

1. inhibition

Related terms

• inhiber

Further reading

• “inhibition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).