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View synonyms for mental illness

mental illness

noun

  1. any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.

mental illness

noun

  1. any of various disorders in which a person's thoughts, emotions, or behaviour are so abnormal as to cause suffering to himself, herself, or other people

mental illness

/ mĕn′tl /

  1. Any of various psychiatric disorders or diseases, usually characterized by impairment of thought, mood, or behavior.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mental illness1

First recorded in 1960–65

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