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Noun Concept
Categories: Psychological states
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block  mental block  mental blocks  psychological block
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An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension WordNet 3.0
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An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A mental block is an uncontrollable suppression or repression of painful or unwanted thoughts/memories. Wikipedia
A type of suppression or repression Wikipedia Disambiguation
Repression of thoughts Wikidata
A blockhole. Wiktionary
Repression of painful thoughts. Wiktionary
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I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
His mental block is due to a childhood trauma which he will not confront. Wiktionary
IS A
inability
HAS KIND
writer's block
DERIVATION
forget
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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block, mental block
Wikipedia
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mental block
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Mental block
Wiktionary
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block, mental block
Wikipedia Redirections
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mental blocks, psychological block

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