Clues for the word "INHIBITION"
We've had 3 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 3 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on January 16, 2026.
Definition of inhibition
- n. - The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.
- n. - A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc.
- n. - A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - January 16, 2026
- Guardian Quiptic - August 21, 2017
- New York Times - December 27, 2008