mental block


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Synonyms for mental block

an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do

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"I'm sure it was a mental block, but we also didn't play good football.
Dubai [UAE], October 1 ( ANI ): Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza believes that there is some mental block in the team which could only be overcome by winning a tournament.
"When we actually get to the major tournaments, there seems to be a mental block about the pressure and what happens to the players when we get into the final stages.
This raises the question whether it is the lack of skill in batsmen to play in unfamiliar conditions or is it simply a mental block?
With the way city dwellers have to move along with all the hustle and bustle that happen in the metro, many would experience occasional mental blocks. Mental block is the inability to think clearly, which is oftentimes brought about by fatigue and stress.
no because we have a mental block when it comes to the All Blacks.
" She beat Wang Yihan at the All England first and cleared that mental block. Here it was a high pressure game in the quarter- finals again and Saina's performance was commendable." Once Indonesian coach Atik
But Kompany said: "There's no mental block, there's just occasionally a number of performances that need to be better, that's all it is.
However, Kompany said: "There's no mental block, there is just occasionally a number of performances which need to be better, that's all it is.
"It's not difficult to develop a mental block about penalties," he explained.
THE man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a "mental block" about what happened to her body, a jury heard.
"It was a mental block, I felt really bad," he added.