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prohibition vs inhibition

inhibition vs prohibition

prohibition and inhibition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prohibition Yes No No No
inhibition Yes No No No
As nouns, prohibition and inhibition are synonyms defined as:
  • prohibition and inhibition: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
Other synonyms of prohibition include forbiddance.
prohibition (noun) inhibition (noun)
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
a decree that prohibits something the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
refusal to approve or assent to the quality of being inhibited
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
Difference between prohibition and inhibition

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