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   Men·tal

   /ˈmen(t)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the mind: "mental faculties" Similar intellectualcerebralbrainrationalpsychologicalcognitiveabstractconceptualtheoreticalrare:mindlyphrenicOpposite physical
   • ▪ carried out by or taking place in the mind: "a quick mental calculation"
   • 2. relating to disorders of the mind: "mental health" Similar psychiatricpsychogenic
   • 3. insane; crazy: informal British "I think he was a little worried that I might be mental" Similar madinsanementally illcertifiablederangeddementedof unsound mindout of one's mindnot in one's right mindsick in the headnot togethercrazycrazedlunaticnon compos mentisunbalancedunhingedunstabledisturbeddistractedstark madmanicfrenziedravingdistraughtfrantichystericaldeliriouspsychoticpsychopathicmad as a hattermad as a March harefoaming at the mouthsectionableinformal:mentaloff one's headout of one's headoff one's nutnutsnuttynutty as a fruitcakeoff one's rockernot (quite) right in the headaround the bendstark raving madraving madbatsbonkerscuckoocrackedloopyloonybananaslocodippyscrewyschizoidtouchedgagaoff the wallnot all therenot right upstairsbarmycrackersbarkingbarking madstark staring madbattydottyround the twistoff one's trolleyas daft as a brushnot the full shillingup the poleaway with the fairiesbuggynutsynutsoout of one's treemeshugasquirrellywackoinformal:bushedyarraporangihave a screw loosehave bats in the/one's belfryhave kangaroos in the/one's top paddockOpposite sane

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens, ment- ‘mind’.

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › mentalMENTAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · Mental means relating to the state or the health of a person's mind. The mental state that had created her psychosis was no longer present. ...mental health problems. Synonyms: psychiatric, psychogenic More Synonyms of mental. mentally adverb [usu ADV with cl/group, oft ADVERB after verb] ...an inmate who is mentally disturbed.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMENTAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking: mental health / illness. a mental disorder / hospital. Fewer examples. I had a complete mental block about his name. He has a long history of mental illness. The exam is designed to test your mental arithmetic. The defendant claims he was suffering from a mental disorder.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishmental adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [usually before noun] connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking the mental process of remembering Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like? I made a mental note to talk to her about it. He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › mentalMental Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   MENTAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to the mind; 2 : existing or happening in the mind.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › mentalMental - definition of mental by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Of or relating to the mind: mental powers; mental health. 2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental calculation; a mental image. 3. a. Slang Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car. b. Offensive Slang Having a mental illness or intellectual disability. c.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › mentalMental Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Noun. Filter. adjective. Of or for the mind or intellect. Mental powers, mental aids. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind. Mental calculation; a mental image. American Heritage Medicine. Done by, or carried on in, the mind (i.e., without using written symbols) Mental arithmetic.