held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited.
Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal emotional reactions; -- of people; as, he was too inhibited to make friends easily.
A hazardous material in transportation with an added compound (inhibitor) that slows or stops an undesired chemical reaction, such as polymerization, corrosion, or oxidation.