mental image

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Noun

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mental image - an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate" image internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image imagination image, thought-image - a mental image produced by the imagination memory image - a mental image of something previously experienced visual image, visualisation, visualization - a mental image that is similar to a visual perception mental picture, picture, impression - a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" auditory image - a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception