mentation
1
9.1
- noun
- /mɛnˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
pensamiento
- The doctor noted that changes in mentation can significantly impact a patient's recovery.
- mentation activities
I often fantasized about what I called the vacation of nine to five knee jerk mentation.
- I often fantasized about what I called the vacation of nine to five knee jerk mentation.
Examples
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Studying hard can enhance your mentation and help you perform better on exams.
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The researchers focused on how mentation influences decision-making in stressful situations.
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She does, however, continue to be impressed by the level of my mentation.
Fiction book (2001) -
Effective uses of sludge include methane for mentation methods, which are a promising type of energy recovery.
Academic text (1999) -
They also stated that they would have no problems letting cognitively intact patients work alone, but many specified that some form of supervision is needed for patients with decreased mentation or those who get easily confused.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
∞
1.4
The process of thinking or an idea that comes from thinking
872
1.8
Careful use of your mind to consider something
221
3.9
A way of thinking in a clear, logical order to form a conclusion
148
2.9
Careful thought or discussion before making a decision
43
3.7
Mental steps used to consider and solve a problem
25
4.8
Thinking about something very carefully for a long time
1
9.6
Thinking carefully to understand or decide about something
1
9.1
A careful, serious kind of thinking about something
1
5.8
Careful thinking that helps solve a problem
Careful deep thinking to solve a problem or create a new idea
How Deep
∞
3.4
78
4.9
25
4.8
- Specialized
1
9.1
119
3.7
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
mentation = ment + ation
The element 'ment' here is a Latin combining form (not a standalone English word), so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning of 'mentation' from familiar English base words.
Etymology
The word mentation comes from the Latin root mens, meaning 'mind', and is like the common word mental. So mentation is the process of thinking or using the mind.