mentally

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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men·tal ²  (mntl)

adj.

Of or relating to the chin.

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

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

mentally - in your mind; "he suffered mentally"

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mentally

adverb psychologically, intellectually, rationally, inwardly, subjectively This technique will help people mentally organize information.

Translations

mentally [ˈmentəlɪ] ADV

1. (= not physically) → mentalmente
to be mentally disturbed → estar trastornado
to be mentally handicapped → ser un disminuido psíquico
to be mentally ill → tener una enfermedad mental, ser un enfermo mental

2. (= in the mind) [calculate, formulate] → mentalmente
mentally, I tried to picture what the house must have looked like → intenté formarme una imagen mental de cómo debía haber sido la casa

mentally [ˈmɛnt^əli] adv

[exhausted] → mentalement; [alert] → mentalement; [demanding] → mentalement

to be mentally handicapped → être mentalement handicapé(e)
to be mentally disturbed → être mentalement dérangé(e)
mental patient n → malade m/f mental(e)

mentally

adv

→ geistig; mentally handicapped → geistig behindert; mentally deficient → geistesschwach; he is mentally ill → er ist geisteskrank

(= in one’s head) → im Kopf

mentally [ˈmɛntəlɪ] adv (calculate) → mentalmente, a mente
to be mentally handicapped → avere un handicap mentale
she is mentally ill → è malata di mente
the mentally handicapped → i portatori di handicap mentale