Cohibido (en. Restrained)

/ko.iˈβi.ðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

That is inhibited or withdrawn.

At the meeting, he was very inhibited and did not participate in the conversation.

En la reunión, se mostró muy cohibido y no participó en la conversación.

A person who has difficulty expressing themselves in public.

He has always been an inhibited student; he struggles to speak in class.

Siempre ha sido un estudiante cohibido, le cuesta hablar en clase.

One who feels or shows shame or shyness.

The child was so inhibited that he didn’t want to play with others.

El niño era tan cohibido que no quería jugar con los demás.

Derived from Latin 'cohibitus', participle of 'cohibere', which means 'to stop' or 'to contain'.

To feel inhibited

To feel uncomfortable or shy in a social situation.

sentirse cohibido

To do something inhibited

To perform an action with insecurity or shyness.

hacer algo cohibido

Inhibited by the crowd

To feel shame or discomfort when surrounded by many people.

cohibido por la multitud

Inhibition

State of being inhibited or restricted in self-expression.

cohibición

Inhibition

Act of preventing or restricting an action or process.

inhibición

Shyness

Insecurity or reluctance in social interactions.

timidez

To feel out of place

He felt so out of place at that party; he was totally inhibited.

Se sintió tan fuera de lugar en esa fiesta, estaba totalmente cohibido.

To be out of it

When asked something, he seemed out of it; he was inhibited.

Cuando le preguntaron algo, parecía estar en la luna, estaba cohibido.

To be on edge

When speaking in public, he was on edge and became inhibited.

Al hablar en público, tuvo los nervios de punta y se puso cohibido.