Inhibition

[Sarah]

A stopping or checking of an already present action; arestraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestivefluid or ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory centerby the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc.

[Sarah]

Something in your mind that keeps you from doing something that you really want to do/happen. Often the reason why a man won't make a move on a lady, it makes him unconfident and hesitant. The way to get rid of this inhibiton or inhibitions is to drink. That is one of the benfits to alcohol, it makes you more open and free to do what you want.

[Mark Zuckerberg]

A feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.