Meanings
nounthought blocking (usually uncountable, plural thought blockings)
plural thought blockings
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe phenomenon, in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, where a person's speech is suddenly interrupted by silences.
Translations
German Sperrung
- Sperrungstopping of a line of thought
Polish otamowanie
- otamowaniestopping of a line of thought
Russian заку́порка мы́шления, заку́порка мы́слей
- заку́порка мы́шления (zakúporka mýšlenija)stopping of a line of thought
- заку́порка мы́слей (zakúporka mýslej)stopping of a line of thought
- шпе́ррунг (špérrung)stopping of a line of thought
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Chicago
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