writer's block

writ·er's block (rtrz)

n.

A usually temporary psychological inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing.

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Noun

1.

writer's block - an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come" mental block, block - an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"