mentally ill
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈmɛn.təl.i ɪl/
- Vulgar
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loco
- Many mentally ill patients require ongoing therapy to manage their conditions effectively.
- severely mentally ill
- seriously mentally ill
- chronically mentally ill
These are really mentally ill, disturbed people.
- These are really mentally ill, disturbed people.
- People would say, I think you're mentally ill and there's some gender confusion.
- I was untreated mentally ill for most of my adult life.
- What values could mentally ill people develop And in such a short time?
- You've got a big percentage that are mentally ill.
- And my father was a hoarder and mentally ill.
- Anything that would suggest that he is ill, that he is mentally ill, anything.
- And he actually says, oh, you are in fact mentally ill.
- It's not like, well, who can really say who's mentally ill?
- I mean, like a minor spoiler here is that his mom is, is mentally ill.
- I think I used to be competitive, but that's like saying I used to be mentally ill.
- I'm so confused, All right, It's it's a mentally ill person who is still at this point trying to hurt me.
- You aren't mentally ill for wanting to express a feeling and a desire for a connection.
- You know, most of America's homeless are drug addicted or mentally ill.
- I said that when I was at my lowest, he loved me like I was at my best and I was mentally ill.
- But yeah, maybe we could just talk about the road and getting right in our heads because I know we're both mentally ill.
Examples
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The subject of housing for the mentally ill is naturally of intense interest to me.
Blog text (1) -
You know, the majority of people, it seemed to me, who are in the street are mentally ill, not all, but many.
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We're talking about mentally ill people.
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I think you need to come to terms with the fact that you may be mentally ill.
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Many of the people in this room have been mentally ill, strictly speaking, at some point in their lives.
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Hostile and critical attitudes toward the mentally ill can change only through increased understanding and knowledge.
Academic text (1990) -
Providing compassionate care for mentally ill people remains an open challenge worldwide.
Academic text (2017) -
Other people said mentally ill people are not more likely than non mentally ill people to commit crimes or to use a gun in this way.
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The mental health organization provides support for mentally ill individuals to help them reintegrate into society.
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The documentary highlighted the struggles faced by mentally ill people in accessing adequate healthcare.
Synonyms
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4.1
Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way
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7.6
Not able to think or act in a normal, reasonable way
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7.8
A person who is not thinking or acting in a normal and safe way
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5.7
A person who is not mentally well and often acts strangely
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8.4
Mentally ill and not able to manage personal affairs
In a disturbed state of mind or health
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'mentally' (relating to the mind) with 'ill' (unwell): the phrase simply specifies that the illness affects mental functioning rather than the body. This adverb + adjective composition is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Mentally ill literally links mentally, meaning 'mind', and ill, meaning 'sick'. Imagine a sickness that affects someone's thoughts and feelings instead of their body; that's why it means 'suffering from a mental illness' and having problems with thinking, feeling, or behavior.