désinhibition
\de.zi.ni.bi.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“désinhibition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de désinhiber ou résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-desinhibition · désinhibition · French
désinhibition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | désinhibition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.zi.ni.bi.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
désinhibition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.zi.ni.bi.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for désinhibition, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is désinhibition, spelled D-É-S-I-N-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de désinhiber ou résultat de cette action.
- 2Trait de comportement en neuropsychologie faisant partie du syndrome frontal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how désinhibition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le comportement alimentaire passe alors sous le contrôle de processus émotionnels : on aboutit à des accès hyperphagiques, des séances de grignotage, des compulsions alimentaires ou des boulimies que Herman et Polivy ont décrits comme des états de désinhibition.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.