thought blocking

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /θɔːt ˈblɒkɪŋ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/

Noun

thought blocking (usually uncountable, plural thought blockings)

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

Translations

stopping of a line of thought

German: Sperrung (de) f
Polish: otamowanie

Russian: заку́порка мы́шления f (zakúporka mýšlenija), заку́порка мы́слей f (zakúporka mýslej), шпе́ррунг (ru) m (špérrung)

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