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    [Noun]  | "dis*in*hi*bi*tion" | \ (ˌ)dis-ˌin-(h)ə-ˈbi-shən \


    1: loss or reduction of an inhibition (as by the action of interfering stimuli or events)


    Origin: circa 1927 ;

     [ "online disinhibition effect" ]

    1: why people flame

      * e.g.,  ... I called Gretta nasty, nasty names in texts that couldnt say in person, because I suffer from the online disinhibition effect 

     [ "Online Disinhibition Effect" ]

    1: When people behave differently online than they would in real life.

      * e.g.,  ... A group of students might bully a classmate online and then feel emboldened to bully him or her in person. This is a sign of Online Disinhibition Effect 

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