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thought blocking

/θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
thought block-ing
IPA
/θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/
  • British English: /θɔːt ˈblɒkɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

thought blockings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce thought blocking?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/.
What does thought blocking mean?
The phenomenon, in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, where a person's speech is suddenly interrupted by silences.

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