mental block

* mental block (against something)

Fig. to have some psychological barrier that prevents one from doing something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Perry has a mental block against speaking in public.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Andriana	-	Greek
Manolo	mah-NO-lo	Spanish
Dragica	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Cornelia	[kɔ:'ni:ljə]
Jehoshaphat	ji-HAHSH-ə-fat (English), jee-HAHSH-ə-fat (English)	Biblical
Vasundhara	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu