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writer's block

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of writer's block1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

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In the grip of a serious case of writer's block, her life takes a fortuitous turn when she is accepted at a Jane Austen retreat after Félix secretly submits an application on her behalf.

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A lover of books, Agathe strives to be a writer but believes she isn’t one because of her pesky writer’s block.

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I had writer’s block as well for a while and I was like Jack Torrance in “The Shining” writing the same sentence again.

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She said it was a result of writer's block while two family members dealt with cancer.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says the writer's block she experienced after becoming pregnant with her first child was "terrifying".

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