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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.

men·tal 2  (mntl)
adj.
Of or relating to the chin.

[From Latin mentum, chin; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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

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

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

mental [ˈmɛntl] adjmentale;
mental illness → malattia mentale

mental
adj mental [ˈmentl]
1 of the mind mental illnesses/disorders. geestelik عَقْلي умствен duševní mental; sinds- seelisch διανοητικός, πνευματικός mental vaimu-, vaimne ذهنی henkinen mental שִׂכלִי मानसिक duševni, umni szellemi jiwa andlegur mentale 心の 마음의, 정신적인 psichinis, proto psihisks; garīgs jiwa geestelijk hjerne-, åndelig, mental umysłowy mental mental умственный; психический mentálny duševen mentalni mental, psykisk, sinnes- เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ zihinsel 精神的 психічний ذہنی thuộc tâm thần 精神
2 done or made by the mind mental arithmetic; a mental picture. geestelike ذِهْني، فِكْري мисловен konaný v duchu; vnitřní mental; tankemæssig geistig νοερός mental vaimne فکری mieli-, päässälasku mental שִׂכלִי मानसिक, दिमाग़ी, मन का duševni fej- (számolás stb.) mental hugar- mentale, intellettuale 頭の中で行なう 마음[]속에서 하는 mintinis, mintyse daromas/sukuriamas gara-; prāta-; galvas- mental in het hoofd i hodet, mental pamięciowy mental mental; imaginat производимый в уме, мысленный urobený v duchu; vnútorný miseln mentalni inre ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นในใจ akıldan 內心的 розумовий; мислений ذہن میں کیا گیا thuộc trí óc
3 for those who are ill in mind a mental hospital. geestelik عَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّه душевно-болен psychiatrický sindssyge- Nerven-... που προορίζεται για φρενοβλαβείς psiquiátrico vaimu- روانی psykiatrinen psychiatrique -נֶפֶש मानसिक रोग या रोगी duševna bolnica elme-(gyógyintézet) jiwa geð- per malati di mente 精神病者のための 정신병 환자를 위한 psichiatrinis psihiatriskā slimnīca sakit jiwa psychiatrisch sinnssyke- psychiatryczny para doentes mentais psihiatric психиатрический psychiatrický psihiatričen mentalni mental- บ้า (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) akıl hastalarına ait 精神病的 психічний دماغی مریضوں سے متعلق tâm thần 精神
4 suffering from an illness of the mind a mental patient. geestelik versteurd عَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْلي побъркан duševně nemocný sindslidende geisteskrank φρενοβλαβής mental vaimu(haige) رنج psyykkinen mental חוֹלֶה נֶפֶש मानसिक रोग या रोगी duševna bol elme-(beteg) sakit jiwa geð- malato di mente 精神病の 정신병의 psichinis psihiski slims cilvēks sakit mental psychiatrisch sinnssyk umysłowo chory mental bolnav psihic душевнобольной duševne chorý duševen mentalni mental- เป็นโรคจิต akıl hastalığı çeken 患有精神病的 психічний دماغی مریض mất trí 精神
n menˈtality [-ˈtӕ-]
(a level of) mental power low mentality. mentaliteit عَقْلِيَّه разсъдък inteligence mentalitet; tænkemåde die Denkart νοημοσύνη mentalidad, intelecto vaimulaad قوه ذهنی mielenlaatu mentalité, intelligence מֶנטָלִיוּת मानसिक दशा duhovno ustrojstvo, mentalitet szellemi képesség mentalitas vitsmunir, gáfur, greind capacità mentali 知力 지력, 정신 상태 mentalitetas, intelektas mentalitāte; intelekts pemikiran geestesgesteldheid intelligens, åndelig evne umysłowość, mentalność mentalidade capacitate mentală умственные способности; интеллект inteligencia umska sposobnost mentalitet intelligens, förstånd, mentalitet ความสามารถทางจิต anlayış, düşünüş 智力 розумові здібності, інтелект ذہنی رجحان ، یا خصوصیت trí lực
adv mentally
in the mind She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill. geestelik عَقْلِيّاً умствено mentálně mentalt geistig διανοητικά mentalmente vaimselt از نظر روانی henkisesti mentalement נָפשִי, שִׂכלִי मानसिक रूप से duševno szellemileg kejiwaan andlega mentalmente 精神的に 정신적으로 psichiškai, protiškai garīgi kejiwaan geestelijk åndelig, mentalt umysłowo mentalmente din punct de vedere mental/psihic умственно; психически mentálne duševno mentalno mentalt, psykiskt ด้านจิตใจ aklen 精神上 інтелектуально; психічно ذہنی طور پر về thần kinh 精神


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