disinhibition.

A weakening or removal of the restraint that ordinarily limits an impulse or action.

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Words that belong together

• social disinhibition
• behavioral disinhibition

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The informal setting encouraged social disinhibition without requiring anyone to disclose private experiences.

The study examined disinhibition under stress rather than treating every spontaneous response as misconduct.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / character / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: characterization, motivation, interpersonal behavior, self-evaluation. Disciplines: psychology, human behavior, character writing. Commonness: uncommon.