mental
Occurring or experienced in the mindOf or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.: Occurring or experienced in the mind.
» Tom had a mental breakdown.
У Тома був нервовий зрив.
У Тома трапився нервовий зрив.
Meaning
12 sensesOf or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
(relational)Occurring or experienced in the mind.
of or relating to the mind
(relational)Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.
mental science
geistig, mental, psychisch
у́мственныйúmstvennyj
розумо́вийrozumóvyj, ми́сленийmýslenyj
(relational)Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.
mental acuity
(relational)Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity.
(relational)Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter.
the distinction between physical things and mental ideas
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
a mental patient
affected by a disorder of the mind
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
(relational)Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders.
mental hospitals
психованныйpsixovannyj
психі́чнийpsyxíčnyj
(Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, colloquial, comparable, dated)Mentally disordered; insane, mad, crazy.
He is the most mental freshman I've seen yet.
He went mental on us.
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, colloquial, comparable)Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.
That was a mental party last night.
Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers.
mental telepathy
(not comparable, relational)Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
the mental nerve, the mental region
of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
(not comparable, relational)Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.
of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks
Examples
419 sentencesTom had a mental breakdown.
У Тома був нервовий зрив.
Tom is in a mental institution.
Tom obviously has severe mental problems.
Tom has a few mental problems.
Tom has a history of mental problems.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, dispositiBorrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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Forms
more mental, most mental| Comparative | more mental Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mental Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw:genial
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
74 related wordsLessons for this word
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