mental illness
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs/
:
enfermedad mental
- You know, I struggled with mental illness myself starting in childhood.
- chronic mental illness
- people with mental illness
- serious mental illness
You know, I struggled with mental illness myself starting in childhood.
- You know, I struggled with mental illness myself starting in childhood.
- A friend of mine runs this foundation for young folks suffering mental illness and in crisis.
- It's obvious you can chalk up his behavior to mental illness and just anger and rage.
- Amon's mission is to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health.
- Indeed, mental illnesses are also very damaging to people's lives.
- But sometimes it's just hard to see when you're paddling with mental illness and depression and anxiety.
- We, you know, failed to deal with with serious medical problems, mental illness, addiction.
- He's miserable because he has all these mental illnesses he's going to get.
- They they have a mental illness and a spiritual illness.
- And that gets that gets that appears very much like mental illness, yes.
- I'm like, that's not that's mental illness that he's depressed.
- And of course a lot of mental illness and depression and despair.
- So people who are in the mind field, they're treating mental illness above the neck.
- So today who is talking about mental illness pandemic?
Examples
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The number one pandemic in the world today is mental illness and depression.
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Did you know he has a history of mental illness?
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Income might cause mental illness much later in life for the children.
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Do you have a history of any mental illness?
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Do you have any history of mental illness in your family?
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A friend of mine runs this foundation for young folks suffering mental illness and in crisis.
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Questions were raised about the consequences of mental illness for the family.
Academic text (1994) -
Recovery rates for people with mental illnesses, are better than heart disease and diabetes.
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Not until the early 20th century did mental illness acquire the legitimacy of being a disease.
Academic text (1993) -
An estimated 47.6 million adults in the U.S. experienced mental illness last year.
Synonyms
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3.3
A condition that causes problems with thinking, feeling, or behaving
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4.1
A serious problem that affects a person's mind and feelings and may need medical help
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4.6
A condition that changes a person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior and causes problems in life
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5.6
A problem with a person's mental health that changes how they think, feel or behave
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6.1
A problem in a person's mind that affects thinking or feeling
Antonyms
How Severe
- Specialized
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8.7
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3.1
- Specialized
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4.3
- Specialized
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9.9
- Specialized
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4.1
19
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'mental illness' is transparently composed from 'mental' (relating to the mind) and 'illness' (a sickness), so its meaning as a condition affecting a person’s mental health is directly derivable. This is a common, cross-linguistic compositional pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.
Etymology
Mental illness puts mental, meaning the 'mind', together with illness, meaning 'sickness', so imagine the mind being sick like the body. That's why it means a condition that changes how someone thinks, feels, or acts.