inhibiting

Definitions

Hinder, restrain, or prevent an action or process.

Make someone self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed or natural way.

Examples

The heavy rain was inhibiting our ability to finish the outdoor construction project on time.

Certain chemicals are capable of inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria in the laboratory.

His fear of failure was inhibiting him from pursuing his true passion for music.

Synonyms

restraining hindering suppressing curbing constraining blocking impeding

Antonyms

encouraging promoting aiding facilitating stimulating advancing fostering