mental

men·tal ¹  (mntl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the mind; intellectual: mental powers.

2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental images of happy times.

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

4. Intended for treatment of people affected with disorders of the mind.

5. Of or relating to telepathy or mind reading.

6. Slang

a. Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.

b. Offensive Slang Mentally or psychologically disturbed.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentlis, from Latin mns, ment-, mind; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mental·ly adv.

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mental

Adjective

1. of, done by, or involving the mind: mental alertness

2. done in the mind without using speech or writing: mental arithmetic

3. affected by mental illness: a mental patient

4. concerned with mental illness: a mental hospital

5. Slang extremely foolish or eccentric [Latin mens mind]

mentally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mental - involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
	2.	mental - of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"
	3.	mental - of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
	4.	mental - of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw genial
	5.	mental - affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness" unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

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mental

adjective 1. intellectual, rational, theoretical, cognitive, brain, conceptual, cerebral

adjective 2. (Slang) insane, mad, disturbed, unstable, mentally ill, lunatic, psychotic, unbalanced, deranged, round the bend Brit. (slang) as daft as a brush (informal), chiefly Brit. not right in the head

Translations

mental [ˈmɛntl] adj → mental;

mental illness → enfermedad f mental

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mental [ˈmɛntl] adj → mental(e);

mental illness → maladie mentale

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mental [ˈmɛntl] adj → geistig;

(illness) → Geistes-;

mental arithmetic → Kopfrechnen nt

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mental [ˈmɛntl] adj → mentale;

mental illness → malattia mentale