Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
down regulation of metabolic process; downregulation of metabolic process; negative regulation of metabolism; negative regulation of organismal metabolism
narrow_synonym:
inhibition of metabolic process; inhibition of organismal metabolic process; negative regulation of multicellular organismal metabolic process