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mental

mental

690 3.7
Relating to illnesses of the mind, such as depression
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛntəl/
  • Specialized
: mental
  • Jang Hyun Woo says that I need someone to cure my mental illness.
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • mental disorder

I'm on the verge of having a slight mental breakdown because nothing.

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Examples

  • -Did you ever experience... ...any unusual mental state during the war?

  • So that can cause some mental changes as well.

  • -Maybe he needed a mental health break.

  • I so want to end the mental pain and suffering that people feel.

  • Good morning guys, I had a mental breakdown all day yesterday.

  • While funding has decreased, the need for mental health services for students has increased.

    Academic text (2013)
  • There are many approaches that can be taken to mental health promotion in the workplace.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Reducing barriers to learning through the provision of mental health services makes a difference.

    Academic text (2013)
  • With this perspective, school counselors' steps to improve the mental health of their students are imperative.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Many students struggle with mental health issues during their studies.

Synonyms

psychological
vsmental
400 4.5

Relates to how a person thinks and feels

focuses specifically on disorders of the mind, not general emotions or thoughts
psychiatric
vsmental
  • Specialized
203 5.4

About the treatment of people with mental illness

covers disorders of the mind but not the medical study or treatment aspect
mentally ill
vsmental
  • Vulgar
87 3.4

Having a serious problem with thinking, feeling, or behaving because of a brain condition

refers to relating to disorders of the mind rather than severity or diagnosis
psychopathological
vsmental
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Relating to mental illness and unusual thoughts or behavior

is about disorders of the mind but not limited to listing their features
psychopathologic
vsmental
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Relating to mental illness when people have unusual thoughts or actions

focuses on disorders of the mind rather than implying undiagnosed personal suffering

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 Disordered

psychotic
  • Specialized
151 8.4
mentally ill
  • Vulgar
87 3.4
mental
  • Specialized
690 3.7
disturbed
138 3.8
sane
130 3.2

Surface Forms

mental positive

Etymology

Mental comes from the Latin root mens meaning 'mind', so when we talk about mental illness we mean problems that affect a person's mind and emotions.