Noun
die Hemmung
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛmʊŋ/
inhibition
C2
rank #14,812
plural Hemmungen
Meanings
Noun
- inhibition
- scruple
- hindrance, hindering
Example sentence
Vor Publikum verliert sie jede Hemmung.
In front of an audience she loses all inhibition.
Word forms
singular
die Hemmung
plural
die Hemmungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hemmung
Accusativedie Hemmung
Dativeder Hemmung
Genitiveder Hemmung
Plural
Nominativedie Hemmungen
Accusativedie Hemmungen
Dativeden Hemmungen
Genitiveder Hemmungen
Usage
- Hemmungen haben, etwas zu tun — feel inhibited about doing something
- seine Hemmungen überwinden — overcome one's inhibitions
Beim ersten Tanz hatte sie noch große Hemmungen.
During the first dance, she still felt very inhibited.