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noun
Repression of painful thoughts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Inability to continue a train of thought.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: block
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inability
Narrower terms: writer's block
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