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思考停止
しこうていし
1. [n,vs]
▶ ceasing to think
▶ refusing to think critically
▶ giving up thinking (for oneself)
2. [n,vs]
▶ going blank
▶ mental block
▶ inability to think clearly

Conjugations


History:
8. A 2017-08-24 23:53:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2017-08-22 23:43:04  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't agree with (old) sense 2 and I'd drop those glosses entirely. There's nothing in the kanji or definitions about "acting" or "following rules".

Looking at examples online, I see two types of usage.
The first aligns with 実用日本語表現辞典's definition: "自分自身で物事について考え、判断することをやめてしまうことを意味する語。多くは批判的に用いられる語である。思考停止が起こる理由としては、何らかの要因により、権威や規範などに盲目的に従ってしまうことなどが挙げられる"
The second is seen in sentences like "眠くて、思考停止していました".
I don't agree with the [col] tag. It's easy to find examples in formal contexts.
Finally, a "brain freeze" is something you get when eating cold food. Doesn't belong here.
  Diff:
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@
-<misc>&col;</misc>
-<gloss>inability to think</gloss>
-<gloss>going blank</gloss>
-<gloss>brain freeze</gloss>
+<gloss>ceasing to think</gloss>
+<gloss>refusing to think critically</gloss>
+<gloss>giving up thinking (for oneself)</gloss>
@@ -21,3 +20,3 @@
-<misc>&col;</misc>
-<gloss>acting without thinking</gloss>
-<gloss>following rules without thinking for oneself</gloss>
+<gloss>going blank</gloss>
+<gloss>mental block</gloss>
+<gloss>inability to think clearly</gloss>
6. A 2017-06-17 02:08:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Happy with the split, but I don't think the third sense really works.
  Diff:
@@ -25,6 +24,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
-<gloss>stopping to think</gloss>
-<gloss>thought-stopping (technique)</gloss>
-</sense>
5. A* 2017-06-16 09:47:35  Amen Lernsky <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
eij
  Comments:
this is a wild try of rearranging and adding a new sense, distinguishing between involuntary action (1), forced action (2) and willful action (3). which can unarguably also be derived from context...
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14,8 @@
-<gloss>stopping to think</gloss>
+<gloss>inability to think</gloss>
+<gloss>going blank</gloss>
+<gloss>brain freeze</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<misc>&col;</misc>
@@ -17,2 +24,6 @@
-<gloss>inability to think</gloss>
-<gloss>going blank</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<gloss>stopping to think</gloss>
+<gloss>thought-stopping (technique)</gloss>
4. A 2012-04-25 11:46:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +17,2 @@
+<gloss>inability to think</gloss>
+<gloss>going blank</gloss>
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