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Definition of "disinhibit" []

  • To free from inhibitions. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "disinhibit" in a sentence
  • "The fundies believe the HPV vaccine will encourage women to be sexual -- that it will "disinhibit" them, if they believe they can fuck without fear."
  • "Skype doesn't therapeutically disinhibit patients so that they let down their guard and take emotional risks."
  • "But the fact is that religion in America and around the world continues to disinhibit lethal violence."
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