thought blocking

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thought blocking (usually uncountable, plural thought blockings)

1. (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)