Definition of Disinhibiting

1. Verb. (present participle of disinhibit) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disinhibiting

1. disinhibit [v] - See also: disinhibit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinhibiting

disingenuously
disingenuousness
disinhabited
disinherison
disinherisons
disinherit
disinheritance
disinheritances
disinherited
disinheriting
disinheritor
disinheritors
disinherits
disinhibit
disinhibited
disinhibiting (current term)
disinhibition
disinhibitions
disinhibitor
disinhibitors
disinhibitory
disinhibits
disinhume
disinhumed
disinhumes
disinhuming
disinsection
disinsectization
disinsure
disinsured

Literary usage of Disinhibiting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders edited by Richard A. Rawson, Rose M. Urban (2000)
"Clients should learn that the dose or the frequency of use of the secondary substance is not important, but that disinhibiting effects and potent ..."

2. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"... activity by activating (or disinhibiting) the dopaminergic cell bodies. The site of rewarding action of opiates is the ventral tegmental area, ..."

3. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"Alcohol has disinhibiting effects, and may help to diminish symptoms of anxiety and depression. Socially awkward or withdrawn people with narcissistic ..."

4. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"stration that the supposed disinhibiting quality of alcohol is not simply a pharmacological impact on the brain is Heath's (1952) detailed analysis of ..."

5. Treatment of Opiate Addiction Using Methadone: A Counselor's Manual by Michael J. McCann, Richard A. Rawson, Jeanne L. Obert (1995)
"Abstinence from alcohol and other drugs may also reduce the likelihood of risky sexual activities, which are more likely to occur under the disinhibiting ..."

6. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"A thorough drug use history is important not only because HTV can be transmitted through injection drug use, but also because of the "disinhibiting" effects ..."

7. Substance Abuse, Disability, and Vocational Rehabilitation edited by David J. Mactas (2000)
"handout FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO RISK FOR ACQUIRING OTHER DISABILITIES Disinhibition Drugs and alcohol may have a disinhibiting effect. ..."

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