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mental

1

[men-tl]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the mind.

    mental powers;

    mental suffering.

  2. of, relating to, or affected by a disorder of the mind.

    a mental patient;

    mental illness.

  3. providing care for persons with disordered minds, emotions, etc..

    a mental hospital.

  4. performed by or existing in the mind.

    mental arithmetic;

    a mental note.

  5. pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.

  6. Informal.slightly daft; out of one's mind; crazy.

    He's mental.



noun

  1. Informal.a person with a psychological disorder.

    a fascist group made up largely of mentals.

mental

2

[men-tl]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the chin.

mental

1

/ ˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. of or involving the mind or an intellectual process

  2. occurring only in the mind

    mental calculations

  3. Preferred form: psychiatric.affected by mental illness

    a mental patient

  4. Preferred form: psychiatric.concerned with care for persons with mental illness

    a mental hospital

  5. slanginsane

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mental

2

/ ˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. Also: genial.anatomy of or relating to the chin

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈԳٲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mental1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin Գ, equivalent to Latin ment- (stem of ŧԲ ) mind + - -al 1

Origin of mental2

First recorded in 1720–30; from Latin ment(um) “the chin” ( mentum ) + -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mental1

C15: from Late Latin Գ, from Latin ŧԲ mind

Origin of mental2

C18: from Latin mentum chin
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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.

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His details didn’t align with any previously admitted hospital patient, or anyone in the mental health system.

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"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.

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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.

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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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What doesmental mean?

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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