"mental block" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mental blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mental block (countable and uncountable, plural mental blocks)
  1. (psychology) Repression of painful thoughts. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-mental_block-en-noun-CrrbLrDF Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  2. (psychology) Inability to continue a train of thought. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-mental_block-en-noun-XUe1ylVo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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