This is the 7866th most frequent German word.
hemmungen
Inhibitions.
Hemmungen refer to social restraints or feeling of inhibition.
Er hat keine Hemmungen, seine Meinung offen auszusprechen.
He has no inhibitions about openly expressing his opinion.
Hemmungen describe feelings of constraint or nervousness one overcomes.
Sie überwand ihre Hemmungen und sprach vor der großen Menge.
She overcame her inhibitions and spoke before the large crowd.
Hemmungen denote obstacles or hinderances in a given context.