Free from restraints or shy feelings; acting naturally without holding back.
From 'un-' (not) plus 'inhibited' (restrained), from Latin 'inhibere' (to hold back). The prefix negates the sense of being held back by social rules or self-consciousness.
Psychologists discovered that disinhibition—the loss of self-consciousness—happens when people feel anonymous online, explaining why people say things digitally they'd never say in person!
Historically applied judgmentally to women's sexuality and behavior, often weaponized to condemn female autonomy; contrasted with male 'freedom' and framed as impropriety.
Use neutrally to describe openness or candor without gendered moral judgment. Avoid when describing sexuality or behavior in ways that wouldn't apply equally across genders.
["forthright","candid","open","unrestrained"]
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