inhibit vs repress

inhibit and repress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inhibit	No	No	Yes	No
repress	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, repress is a hyponym of inhibit; that is, repress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inhibit:

inhibit: consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
repress: suppress in order to conceal or hide

Other hyponyms of inhibit include dampen, stifle, muffle, smother, stifle, strangle, choke.

inhibit (verb)	repress (verb)
prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something	block the action of
make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally	put out of one's consciousness
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior	suppress in order to conceal or hide
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of	put down by force or intimidation
	impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of