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the word is right there, you can taste it, and your brain slams the door anyway.
means lethologica is the temporary inability to recall a specific word you actually know, often called the tip-of-the-tongue state.
from from greek lethe (forgetfulness, the underworld river) plus logos (word) — coined in psychology circles in the mid-20th century to name what everyone already lived through.
peak frequencyrises sharply after age 60
related termlethonomia is forgetting names specifically
cross-culturalreported in nearly every language studied
success ratemost words resurface within one minute