different between inhibition vs forestallment

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).

English

Alternative forms

• forestalment

Etymology

From Middle English forstallement, equivalent to forestall +? -ment.

Noun

forestallment (plural forestallments)

1. The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hinderance; prevention; aversion.

Synonyms

• determent
• deterrence
• preclusion