disinhibition
noun
disinhibition is spelled D-I-S-I-N-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disinhibition means “A lack or loss of inhibition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disinhibition is disinhibitions.
How many letters and syllables are in disinhibition?
| Letters | 13: D-I-S-I-N-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disinhibition?
Disinhibition appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of disinhibition
- disinhibitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disinhibition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lack or loss of inhibition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disinhibition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack or loss of inhibition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désinhibition |
| German | Enthemmtheit |
| Portuguese | desinibição |
| Spanish | desinhibición |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does disinhibition come from?
From dis- + inhibition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).