mental block

noun

The mental block remained firm and he succeeded in carrying on actual preparations for his departure in complete secrecy.

But he found the girl a mental block to all thoughts of open, pitched battle on the shadowy, moonsilvered slopes.

We place a mental block in your mind, but you outsmart us, and now you know our weakness.

Her face was unreadable; her mental block was at its fullest force.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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