MENTAL BLOCK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

Example:

I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block

Synonyms:

block; mental block

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mental block" is a kind of...):

inability (lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mental block"):

writer's block (an inability to write)