block
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7.2
- noun
- /blɑk/
:
bloqueo
- Yes, I think I have experienced writer's block probably quite a lot.
- writer's block
- perfectionism block
And I've had video block for a little bit.
- And I've had video block for a little bit.
- Yes, I think I have experienced writer's block probably quite a lot.
- Now, that's just one subconscious block that keeps love away.
- How do how does the Brendan dealing with writer's block deal with that?
- So, you know, do you really struggle with writer's block or changing your mind?
- I mean, I think writer's block can be confused for other things.
- My head had some kind of block and, and I couldn't think at all.
- He's still actually, you know, writer's block for him means a novel year.
Examples
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The solution to writer's block is to write about the writer's block.
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Or what if you hit massive writer's block one day?
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Do you ever feel like you get creative blocks every now and then with videos?
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I had wondered if I might suffer initially from writer's block, but nothing of that sort occurred.
Fiction book (1995) -
You got writer's block.
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After weeks of struggling, she finally overcame her block and wrote the ending to her novel.
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Feeling anxious before the exam led to a mental block that made it hard to remember the material.
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He realized that his emotional block was preventing him from expressing his true feelings in the conversation.
Synonyms
16
4.4
A time when a person cannot think of new things to write
4
5.0
A short time when you cannot think clearly or remember something
3
9.3
A short moment when you forget something or get confused
Idioms
- Informal
7
4.4
A person who is very like one of their parents in looks or behaviour
Compounds
- Formal
30
4.0
Money given by a national government to local governments for a general purpose with few rules
- Specialized
5
4.0
A metal part of an engine that holds the cylinders and channels for cooling
- Specialized
2
5.3
The heart's signals stop partly or completely, causing slow, irregular beats and fainting
- Specialized
1
4.2
A simple picture showing the main parts of a system and how they connect
- Literature
1
6.1
A vote by a delegate that counts for the number of people they represent
- Specialized
1
5.4
A solid piece of metal in an engine that holds the cylinders where the pistons move and cooling passages
- Specialized
1
6.8
A heart problem when electrical signals between the upper and lower chambers are slow or stop causing fainting
- Specialized
1
8.6
An injection that numbs the nerves near the vagina to reduce pain during childbirth
- Specialized
A way to make part of the body numb by putting medicine near a nerve
An uppercase letter written clearly and not joined to other letters often used on forms
- Archaic
A small wheel used with a rope to help raise sails at the top of a ship's mast
- Specialized
An injection of pain medicine into the lower part of the spine to numb the lower body for surgery
- Specialized
A light concrete block used for building, made from waste from burned coal instead of stone
- Specialized
A small piece of felt that drops on a piano string to stop it from vibrating
- Specialized
A part of a disk where data cannot be read or written because it is damaged
- Specialized
A block in a blockchain that the network computers do not accept because it breaks the rules
- Specialized
A way to numb one body part by injecting medicine near a nerve
- Specialized
A wheel with a groove that a rope runs in to lift things or change the rope's direction
- Specialized
A method that numbs the area that would touch a saddle by injecting medicine near the spine
- Specialized
An injection of numbing medicine beside the cervix to reduce pain during childbirth
- Specialized
A metal block that supports a shaft so it can turn smoothly with a bearing inside
- Specialized
A tool with a sharp point on a stand that checks flat surfaces or marks lines on metal
- Specialized
A heavy iron block with holes and grooves that helps shape hot metal in a forge
- Jargon
In American football, an illegal action where a player hits another player from the side or behind
- Specialized
A pulley that opens so you can place a rope inside without passing the end through
How Blocked
Surface Forms
Etymology
Block for a sudden stop of thought comes from the image of a solid 'block' that stops movement, so a mental block is like a wall that stops your thoughts or memory.