Vocabolario Essenziale per l'Esame SAT - Inhibition

to hinder the process or make something harder to do or achieve

ostacolare, complicare

to create difficulty or obstacles that make it hard for something to happen or progress

impedire

(of circumstances) to stop or prevent someone from being able to do something

escludere, precludere

to take away from something's effect, value, size, power, or amount

attenuare

to lessen the intensity of something or keep it under control, often through restraint or inhibition

contenere, limitare

to restrict or reduce the normal activity or function of something

inibire, limitare

to drive back or push away

respinger, scartare

to state that something is incorrect or false based on evidence

confutare

to prove something false or incorrect with evidence or argumentation

confutare, replicare

to show that something is false or incorrect

smentire

to cause someone to lose physical or mental energy or strength

enervare

to intentionally prevent someone or something from accomplishing a purpose or plan

frustrare, ostacolare

to not let someone do something

prevenire

to cause someone to lose their sense of direction, leading to confusion or a feeling of being lost

disorientare, confondere

to stop supporting an idea, policy, concept, etc.

abbandonare, rinunciare a

to fully remove or get rid of something

eliminare

to get rid of something that is no longer needed

scartare

to deliberately avoid, ignore, or keep away from someone or something

evitare, ignorare

to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something

eludere

to intentionally avoid an issue or responsibility

schivare, evitare

to exclude someone from a community or group as a form of punishment or social rejection

ostracizzare

to avoid a thing or doing something on purpose

rifuggire

to force someone to leave a place, organization, etc.

espellere

to push away or cause something or someone to retreat or withdraw

respingere, repellere

to throw away something, often in a responsible manner

smaltire, disporre di

to do something to avoid or decrease the harmful or unpleasant effects of something

controbattere

to completely destroy something, particularly a problem or threat

sradicare

to end or destroy something entirely

estinguere, annientare

to loosen, especially by reducing tension or pressure

allentare, rilasciare

to cause widespread destruction or devastation, often resulting in complete ruin

devastare, scorrazzare

to completely destroy or remove something

estirpare, eradicar

to lessen the value or quality of something

detrarre, svalutare

to get rid of something that is old or no longer of use

scartare, buttare

to stop something from happening

scoraggiare, dissuadere

to free from something undesirable or unwanted

liberare, sbarazzarsi di

to make a disease or medical condition worse or more serious

aggravare

to make a counterattack or respond in a similar manner

ritaliare, vendicarsi

to compensate for the effects of something through appropriate actions or measures

compensare, bilanciare

to destroy someone or something completely

annientare, distruggere completamente

done before something else happens to prevent a problem or danger

preventivo, preemptivo

causing harm or damage

detrimentale, prejudizievole

(usually plural) the act of damaging and destructing

depredazione, distruzione

the act of completely destroying or eliminating something, especially a population or group

estinzione, annientamento

the thing that slows down or inhibits a process or action

ritardante, inibitore

something or someone that causes trouble and annoyance

fastidio