writer's block
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈraɪtərz blɑk/
:
bloqueo del escritor
- Teachers can help students overcome writer's block by suggesting creative prompts and exercises.
Examples
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If your students are experiencing writer's block, there are several things you can do to jump-start their creativity.
Academic text (2010) -
Many authors experience writer's block when they struggle to find new ideas.
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Or what if you hit massive writer's block one day?
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Perhaps it could help with your writer's block.
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I heard you had writer's block.
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You know, I have writer's block.
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The best way to overcome writer's block is to write your way through it.
Blog text (8) -
I'm dealing with some writer's block right now.
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If you're suffering from writer's block, sit back and breathe.
Fiction book (2001) -
What advice do you have about overcoming writer's block and the screenwriting process?
Blog text (6)
Synonyms
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7.2
A temporary inability to think or remember under pressure
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5.0
A short time when you cannot think clearly or remember something
Antonyms
How Blocked
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4.4
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Surface Forms
Morphology
writer's + block
The meaning is a direct compositional combination of 'writer' (a person who writes) and 'block' (an inability to produce ideas), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an inability to produce writing. This possessive/noun + noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary English compounding, making the phrase transparently interpretable by B1 learners.
Etymology
Writer's block paints a picture of a solid block in front of a writer, stopping the flow of ideas. So it means a time when a writer 'cannot write' or 'has no ideas'.