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mental
1[men-tl]
adjective
of or relating to the mind.
mental powers;
mental suffering.
of, relating to, or affected by a disorder of the mind.
a mental patient;
mental illness.
providing care for persons with disordered minds, emotions, etc..
a mental hospital.
performed by or existing in the mind.
mental arithmetic;
a mental note.
pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.
Informal.slightly daft; out of one's mind; crazy.
He's mental.
noun
Informal.a person with a psychological disorder.
a fascist group made up largely of mentals.
mental
2[men-tl]
adjective
of or relating to the chin.
mental
1/ ˈɛԳə /
adjective
of or involving the mind or an intellectual process
occurring only in the mind
mental calculations
Preferred form: psychiatric.affected by mental illness
a mental patient
Preferred form: psychiatric.concerned with care for persons with mental illness
a mental hospital
slanginsane
mental
2/ ˈɛԳə /
adjective
Also: genial.anatomy of or relating to the chin
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈԳٲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mental1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mental1
Origin of mental2
Example Sentences
The Helen Bamber Foundation, a human rights groups, has previously said that accommodating people at the base causes harm to their physical and mental health.
His details didn’t align with any previously admitted hospital patient, or anyone in the mental health system.
"To hold them out at half-time, credit to the lads for putting their heads in where you wouldn't put a shovel, the mental lift that gave us was huge," he admitted.
Research from University College of London found people aged 10-24 who used social media sites were potentially at risk of developing image concerns, eating disorders and poor mental health.
The state prosecutor's initial assessment was that the boy, called Quentin, came from a normal functioning family, and had no criminal or mental health record.
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- cerebral
- intellectual
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When To Use
Mental is an adjective that means relating to the mind.It is especially used in contrast with physical, which means relating to the body. Mental is commonly used in the context of psychological disorders or the care and treatment of people who have them. One of its most common uses is in the phrase mental health.Mental is sometimes used as a slang term with the same meaning as the informal sense of crazy, especially in the U.K. It’s typically used to describe a person or their behavior as being extreme or illogical in some way. Keep in mind, however, that when used in this way, words like crazy and mental may reinforce harmful stereotypes and associations with mental illness.Example: To be an elite athlete, you have to be physically strong, but you also have to perfect the mental aspects of your game.
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