mental condition
- noun
- It was a sad case of a man with apparently a fragile mental condition who tipped over into madness.
They won't take any information from Ford's lawyers about what his mental condition is.
- They won't take any information from Ford's lawyers about what his mental condition is.
- A lot of these veterans, you know, sadly, are struggling with mental conditions as a part of their service to our country.
- And I'm not suggesting that you should stop simply at the place of getting your sleep straight to help with your mental conditions.
- It was a sad case of a man with apparently a fragile mental condition who tipped over into madness.
- What is milder when it's mental condition is not warped, right?
Examples
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There was clear evidence that Loughner's mental condition was deteriorating.
Blog text (21) -
David plans to continue working with those suffering from serious mental conditions such as schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.
Blog text (6) -
Well, since your father's accident last year, his mental condition is getting worse.
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My job was to evaluate his mental condition.
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Paul, we're going to give you some tests to assess your mental condition.
Fiction book (2002) -
How would you define the mental condition of the defendant?
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And her mental condition worsened every single day.
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This patient's mental condition was rejected by her psychiatrists and by society.
Academic text (1994) -
It is a deeply destructive mental condition to believe that you are evil even when you're good.
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The doctor assessed the patient's mental condition before making a diagnosis.
Synonyms
A person's thoughts, feelings and how they handle problems
A health problem that affects how a person thinks, feels, or behaves and may need medical help
A person's mood or feeling at a particular time
The way a person feels and thinks at a certain time
A condition that causes problems with thinking, feeling, or behaving
A serious problem that affects a person's mind and feelings and may need medical help
A condition that changes a person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior and causes problems in life
A problem with a person's mental health that changes how they think, feel or behave
A person's thoughts and feelings at a certain time
A problem in a person's mind that affects thinking or feeling
How Healthy
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a state of a person's mental or emotional health' is directly derivable from combining 'mental' (pertaining to the mind) with 'condition' (a state of health or disorder). This adjective+noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Mental condition paints a simple picture: mental means 'mind' and condition means 'state' or how something is. Imagine the mind as a room that can be calm or messy, so the phrase means a person's current mental or emotional state.