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mental

mental

414 3.0
Relating to the mind and how a person thinks
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛntəl/
: mental
  • Have you recently sought consult from a mental health professional?
  • mental state
  • mental process
  • mental capacity

I mean, that's, that's just your mental view of, of things.

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Examples

  • Practicing mindfulness can greatly enhance your mental clarity and focus.

  • One strategy that is gaining momentum in children's mental health is the common elements approach.

    Academic text (2011)
  • First, there is a great need for more mental health services for students.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Thus, ensuring students' physical and mental health is a necessary feature of safety.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We all need breaks and mental breaks are a big deal.

  • A positive mental attitude is stronger than any drug.

  • There's no reason to be nervous, ever, so long as you have a good, positive mental attitude.

  • Her mental processes baffle me.

  • But why can't we talk about our mental well-being?

  • UCPs are playing a major role in enhancing mental health services for university campus members.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

psychological
vsmental
400 4.5

Relates to how a person thinks and feels

is narrower, focusing on thinking processes rather than emotions or scientific study

Antonyms

892 2.1

Relating to the body, its movement and strength

Compounds

231 3.3

A person's thoughts, feelings and how they handle problems

139 3.1

A health problem that affects how a person thinks, feels, or behaves and may need medical help

mental hospital
  • Archaic
45 2.8

A hospital where doctors help people with problems of the mind

38 3.6

A hospital that cares for people who have serious problems with their mind

32 4.0

The way a person feels and thinks at a certain time

mental disorder
  • Specialized
27 3.3

A condition that causes problems with thinking, feeling, or behaving

The state of a person's mind and feelings

12 3.8

To keep something in mind to use later

mental capacity
  • Specialized
11 3.7

The ability to think clearly and make decisions

10 8.9

An old offensive term for people with much lower than usual ability to learn and think

A clear image you form in your mind

9 3.8

A picture you make in your mind of something not there

mental disease
  • Specialized
7 4.1

A serious problem that affects a person's mind and feelings and may need medical help

A strong long-lasting pain in the mind from worry or trauma

A skill that lets you think, learn, and remember information

7 9.9

A rude old word used for a person with a mental illness

mental process
  • Specialized
6 4.2

A brain activity like thinking, remembering, or deciding

The ability to think clearly and focus on a task

A way of thinking and feeling that affects how you act

5 5.0

A short time when you cannot think clearly or remember something

Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide

An ability of the mind like memory or thinking

A secret doubt that stops you agreeing fully

mental test
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A set of questions or tasks that measure memory, thinking and intelligence

mental disturbance
  • Specialized
2 6.1

A problem in a person's mind that affects thinking or feeling

mental age
  • Archaic
2 5.1

A way to show how developed someone's thinking is by giving an age from a test

1 9.9

Long, pointless thinking or talking that gives no useful result

mental deficiency
  • Offensive
1 8.4

Lower than usual ability to think and learn

mental home
  • Archaic
1 6.1

A hospital for people who cannot look after themselves because of mental illness

A state when a person cannot think clearly and feels lost

A feeling of worry and tiredness after thinking for a long time

A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress

mental hygiene
  • Archaic
1 5.3

Practices that help keep a person's mind healthy and stop problems with thinking or feelings

mental abnormality
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A condition where a person's thinking or feelings work very differently from usual and cause problems

mental imagery
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Ability to make pictures in your mind of things that are not there

A very tired mind after long thinking or a lot of stress

Knowledge about problems that affect a person's mind and how to get help

mental representation
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An idea in your mind that stands for something you remember or imagine

A quick and clear way of thinking

A calm mind that keeps emotions steady and shows good judgment

A process of giving standard tests to measure thinking, memory or personality

mental lexicon
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A store in a person's mind of words they know and their meanings

To think and answer quickly and correctly, especially when solving problems

mental gymnast
  • Informal
1 8.3

A person who thinks quickly and solves hard problems

Negative ideas that lead people to treat those with mental health problems unfairly

A healthy mind that thinks clearly and makes good decisions

A way of joining different ideas and images in your mind into one clear picture

A state of not accepting an idea because you doubt it

9.6

A condition of low ability to learn and think that starts in childhood

mental measurement
  • Specialized
6.8

A way to check thinking skills with standard tests

A person who says they can share thoughts without using the senses

mental telepathist
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who uses brain devices to send thoughts between minds

8.5

A state where a person's mind is not working well and they cannot think or act normally

How Mental

psychological
400 4.5
mental
414 3.0
physical
892 2.1

Surface Forms

mental positive

Etymology

Mental comes from the old Latin word mens which means 'mind'. So mental describes things that have to do with thinking, memory, or feelings of the mind.