writer's block

American  

noun

1. a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.

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Etymology

Origin of writer's block

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Warren: What do you do when you get writer’s block?

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Saadiq: I don’t get writer’s block.

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I think writer’s block is something people tell themselves they’ve got.

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I’ve been thinking a lot about writer’s block and the concept of it, and I don’t know if it’s real, but the conclusion I’ve come to is I don’t have to worry about if I’m a writer or not, because I’ve felt like a writer my entire life.

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The arrival of only one snowflake adds to Gobo’s severe case of writer’s block.

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