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mental

mental

388 3.0
Relating to the mind and how a person thinks
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛntəl/
translation icon : 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
543 4.5

Relates to how a person thinks and feels

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

Antonyms

525 2.1

Relating to the body, its movement and strength

Compounds

186 3.3

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

129 3.1

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

42 3.6

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

mental hospital
  • Archaic
38 2.8

A hospital where doctors help people with problems of the mind

34 4.0

The way a person feels and thinks at a certain time

mental disorder
  • Specialized
20 3.3

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

mental capacity
  • Specialized
11 3.7

The ability to think clearly and make decisions

9 3.8

To keep something in mind to use later

A clear image you form in your mind

7 3.8

A picture you make in your mind of something not there

The state of a person's mind and feelings

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

mental disease
  • Specialized
5 4.1

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

4 5.0

A short time when you cannot think clearly or remember something

4 9.9

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

A way of thinking and feeling that affects how you act

The ability to think clearly and focus on a task

4 8.9

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

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

Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide

mental process
  • Specialized
3 4.2

A brain activity like thinking, remembering, or deciding

An ability of the mind like memory or thinking

mental deficiency
  • Offensive
1 8.4

Lower than usual ability to think and learn

mental age
  • Archaic
1 5.1

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

mental disturbance
  • Specialized
1 6.1

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

A state when a person cannot think clearly and feels lost

A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress

mental home
  • Archaic
1 6.1

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

1 9.9

Long, pointless thinking or talking that gives no useful result

A quick and clear way of thinking

mental abnormality
  • Specialized
1 7.5

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

A calm mind that keeps emotions steady and shows good judgment

mental hygiene
  • Archaic
1 5.3

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

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

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

mental test
  • Specialized
1 3.6

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

mental representation
  • Specialized
1 6.7

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

9.6

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

mental lexicon
  • Specialized
7.4

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

mental gymnast
  • Informal
8.3

A person who thinks quickly and solves hard problems

mental measurement
  • Specialized
6.8

A way to check thinking skills with standard tests

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 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

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

A state of not accepting an idea because you doubt it

A secret doubt that stops you agreeing fully

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

8.5

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

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

How Mental

psychological
543 4.5
mental
388 3.0
physical
525 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.