inhibited

adjective

1. overly restrained.
2. Psychology. suffering from inhibition.

verb (used with object)

1. to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
2. to prohibit; forbid.
3. Psychology. to consciously or unconsciously suppress or restrain (psychologically or sociologically unacceptable behavior).
4. Chemistry. to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction).

verb -its, -iting or -ited (tr)

1. to restrain or hinder (an impulse, a desire, etc)
2. to prohibit; forbid
3. to stop, prevent, or decrease the rate of (a chemical reaction)
4. electronics
   1. to prevent the occurrence of (a particular signal) in a circuit
   2. to prevent the performance of (a particular operation)

v.

1. To hold back; restrain.
2. To suppress or restrain a behavioral process, an impulse, or a desire consciously or unconsciously.
3. To prevent or decrease the rate of a chemical reaction.
4. To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of something in the body, as an enzyme or organ.