thought blocking

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thought blocking

/θɔːt ˈblɒkɪŋ/ UK
/θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/ US

noun thought blockings

uncountable, usually The phenomenon, in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, where a person's speech is suddenly interrupted by silences.

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noun stopping of a line of thought

Deutsch	Sperrung
Русский	заку́порка мы́шления zakúporka mýšlenija, заку́порка мы́слей zakúporka mýslej, шпе́ррунг špérrung

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@misc{thought_blocking_2026,
  title = {thought blocking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thought%20blocking},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}