inhibiting

adj.

1.

discouraging (a person) from action by threat of punishment; as, an overly strict or inhibiting discipline.

choking, constraining, constrictive, contrary, counterproductive, crosswise, hindering, hindersome, in the way, inhibitive, interrupting, interruptive, obstructing, obstructive, obstruent, occlusive, repressive, restraining, restrictive, stifling, strangling, stultifying, suppressive, troublesome