I was reading Mitchell Symons' The Weird World of Words A Guided Tour this afternoon and found the word I needed a few days ago when I couldn't think of the word I wanted. Here is a quote from the book: "The word lethologica describes the state of forgetting the word you want."
I suffer from lethologica quite often. My lexicologist has prescribed me a thesaurus and a dictionary. All writers should seek the help of a professional lexicologist when they are having trouble word finding.
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