mental block

English Thesaurus

1. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	inability,
definition	:	lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	writer's block,
definition	:	an inability to write (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	blank out, block, draw a blank, forget,
definition	:	be unable to remember (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	blank out, block, draw a blank, forget,
definition	:	be unable to remember (verb.cognition)