Definition of "Inhibition" :

noun: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

"A medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages."

noun: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

noun: the quality of being inhibited

noun: (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

"The inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve."