Definitions
- Referring to the act of forcibly stopping or preventing something from happening. - Describing the act of hiding or concealing something, often emotions or thoughts. - Talking about the act of controlling or restraining something, such as a disease or a fire.
- Referring to the act of holding back or restraining oneself from doing something. - Describing a psychological or emotional barrier that prevents someone from expressing themselves freely. - Talking about the act of slowing down or hindering a process or reaction.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to some form of control or restraint.
- 2Both words can be used in psychological or emotional contexts.
- 3Both words can describe the slowing down or prevention of a process or reaction.
What is the difference?
- 1Action: Suppression involves actively stopping or preventing something from happening, while inhibition involves holding back or restraining oneself from doing something.
- 2Focus: Suppression focuses on external factors that are being controlled or restrained, while inhibition focuses on internal factors that are holding someone back.
- 3Intensity: Suppression implies a more forceful and complete control or restraint, while inhibition implies a more subtle or partial control or restraint.
- 4Scope: Suppression can refer to a wide range of contexts, including political, social, and medical, while inhibition is primarily used in psychological or emotional contexts.
- 5Connotation: Suppression can have negative connotations, implying oppression or censorship, while inhibition can have neutral or positive connotations, implying self-control or caution.
Remember this!
Suppression and inhibition both refer to some form of control or restraint. However, suppression involves actively stopping or preventing something from happening, while inhibition involves holding back or restraining oneself from doing something. Additionally, suppression has a wider range of contexts and can have negative connotations, while inhibition is primarily used in psychological or emotional contexts and can have neutral or positive connotations.
