adj. 1. held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited. [ Narrower terms: pent-up, repressed ; stifled, strangled, suppressed ] Also See: reserved, restrained. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal emotional reactions; -- of people; as, he was too inhibited to make friends easily. [ PJC ]