Answer: inhibiting

AnswerCrossword Clue
inhibitingVoluntarily or involuntarily restrain the direct expression of (an instinctive impulse)
inhibitingPrevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something
inhibitingMake (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way
inhibiting(in ecclesiastical law) Forbid (a member of the clergy) to exercise clerical functions
inhibiting(chiefly of a drug or other substance) Slow down or prevent (a process, reaction, or function) or reduce the activity of (an enzyme or other agent)
inhibitingHinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)
inhibitingINHIBIT, to restrain or hold back