state of mind
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3.4
- noun
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estado de ánimo
- Because happiness is a state of mind.
- one's state of mind
- reflect a state of mind
- a better state of mind
They tend to say it's a state of mind or a state of being.
- They tend to say it's a state of mind or a state of being.
- You said poverty is a state of mind and that ruffles a lot of feathers.
- And and just imagine your poor mother's state of mind when her brother dies.
- I go back to that childlike state of mind of of wonder, of like, what is that?
- And to achieve this state of mind, I think you have to go through some steps.
- I was in an obsessive state of mind.
- And a joke easing a patient's state of mind.
- And, and keep that adventure state of mind firing bright that far inside, shining bright.
- So memory, experience, perception, states of mind like fear or stress or sleep or awe.
- The squat was my attempt to to bring a new fresh state of mind into the word squat.
- Your default mode network underlies that state of mind.
- My well-being, I'm afraid, my state of mind and my own personal well-being.
Examples
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I'm in the wrong state of mind for problem solving.
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Logan, tell us a little bit about your state of mind last night.
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What is your current state of mind right now?
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And to achieve this state of mind, I think you have to go through some steps.
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I wanted to talk to you about her state of mind.
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And so there is a kind of state of mind that comes from scientific inquiry.
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As Terry stood there, he realized that his state of mind was something new.
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After our call last night, we became worried about Paxton's state of mind.
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Well, maybe that's what love is, a state of mind ready to grace anyone willing to accept it.
Fiction book (2000) -
What can you tell me about her state of mind this morning?
Synonyms
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1.6
The condition of someone or something at a particular time
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1.0
A temporary feeling that affects how someone acts
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4.0
The way a person feels and thinks at a certain time
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3.7
The mood a person has at a certain time
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3.6
A person's feelings at a certain time
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4.1
The state of a person's mind and feelings
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6.3
A person's thoughts and feelings at a certain time
The condition of a person's thinking, attention, and memory
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person's mood or mental condition' is directly and compositionally built from 'state' (condition) + 'mind' (mental faculty) with the linking 'of', so the overall sense follows straightforward nominal composition. This pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'estado de ánimo', French 'état d'esprit'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase state of mind uses state to mean a condition and mind to mean your thoughts and feelings. Imagining the mind as having a current 'state' makes the phrase mean 'your mood or mental condition'.