disinhibition

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Recent Examples of disinhibition As this new Bride comes to life, her passion, curiosity, and disinhibition captivate Frank. Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026 Digital environments can facilitate certain aspects of relationship formation due to factors such as digital disinhibition, whereby individuals express themselves more freely in online settings compared to face-to-face contexts. Angelica Mari, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026 These tests can detect early and subtle changes in cognitive domains including verbal and visual memory, and impairments in language and executive functions including impulse control and disinhibition. Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 And yet even his career is marked by the same Trumpian disinhibition that drives the Republican Party. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025 The hallmark of social media is disinhibition born of anonymity. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 Behavioral disinhibition—the inability to control impulses, emotions, and attention—is a trait common to ADHD and can affect decision-making. Hannah Singleton, Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinhibition
Noun
  • Bladder Problems As many as 40% of women may experience incontinence during perimenopause.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Involuntary urination is a scary condition for most people, and specific medical issues, stress or aging can lead to incontinence.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Child psychiatrist and Yale School of Medicine professor Yann Poncin previously told USA TODAY that over time, technology exposure rewires the brain to expect instant gratification, depleting the brain’s cognitive patience and threshold for tolerating frustration in the process.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That Fredrikze will even be in a position to do so is a source of immense gratification.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Disinhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinhibition. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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