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mental
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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.

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

mental·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
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"

mental
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
Spanish mental [ˈmɛntl] adjmental;
mental illness → enfermedad f mental

French mental [ˈmɛntl] adjmental(e);
mental illness → maladie mentale

German mental [ˈmɛntl] adjgeistig;
(illness) → Geistes-;
mental arithmetic → Kopfrechnen nt

Italian mental [ˈmɛntl] adjmentale;
mental illness → malattia mentale

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