psychological block
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The rabbit is comfort, desire and death, as well as a psychological block that undermines adult relationships.
From New York Times
For a while I had a psychological block; I went to go live in Japan and I didn’t feel at home there either.
From Los Angeles Times
The challenge on Sunday is to be more proactive, something that has not come easily in the eight years since City overcame their own psychological block with the 6-1 rout that began their purple patch.
From The Guardian
I have noticed that I have a psychological block around watching the final episode of a TV show.
From New York Times
She has been accused of holding up efforts to complete it, whether because of excessive demands or on account of a psychological block against seeing it finished.
From The New Yorker
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