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Share This men·tal 1 Audio Help / ˈmɛn / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ men -tl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. of or pertaining to the mind: mental powers; mental suffering.
2. of, pertaining to, or affected by a disorder of the mind: a mental patient; mental illness.
3. providing care for persons with disordered minds, emotions, etc.: a mental hospital.
4. performed by or existing in the mind: mental arithmetic; a mental note.
5. pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.
6. Informal . He's mental.
–noun 7. Informal . a fascist group made up largely of mentals.
[Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL
mentālis, equiv. to L
ment- (s. of
méns )
mind +
-ālis -al 1 ]
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Of or relating to the mind; intellectual: mental powers.
Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental images of happy times.
Of, relating to, or affected by a disorder of the mind.
Intended for treatment of people affected with disorders of the mind.
Of or relating to telepathy or mind reading.
Slang Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.
Offensive Slang Mentally or psychologically disturbed.mentālis , from Latin mēns , ment- , mind ; see men- 1 in Indo-European roots.]
men'tal·ly adv.
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mentum , chin ; see men- 2 in Indo-European roots.]
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c.1422, from M.Fr. mental, from L.L. mentalis "of the mind," from L. mens (gen. mentis ) "mind," from PIE base *men- "to think" (cf. Skt. matih "thought, mind," Goth. gamunds, O.E. gemynd "memory, remembrance," Mod.Eng. mind ). Meaning "crazy, deranged" is from 1927. Mentality formed in Eng. 1691.
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Share This mental adjective 1. 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" [ant: physical ] 2. of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene" 3. of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks 4. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: genial ] 5. affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"
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Share This mental 1 [ˈmentl] adjective
of the mind
Example:
mental illnesses/disorders
Arabic: عَقْلي Chinese (Simplified): 精神的 Chinese (Traditional): 精神的 Czech: duševní Danish: mental; sinds- Dutch: geestelijk Estonian: vaimu-, vaimne Finnish: henkinen French: mental German: seelisch Greek: διανοητικός, πνευματικός Hungarian: szellemi Icelandic: andlegur Indonesian: jiwa Italian: mentale
Japanese: 心の Korean: 마음의, 정신적인 Latvian: psihisks; garīgs Lithuanian: psichinis, proto Norwegian: hjerne-, åndelig, mental Polish: umysłowy Portuguese (Brazil): mental Portuguese (Portugal): mental Romanian: mental Russian: умственный; психический Slovak: mentálny Slovenian: duševen Spanish: mental Swedish: mental, psykisk, sinnes- Turkish: zihinsel
mental 2 [ˈmentl] adjective
done or made by the mind
Example:
mental arithmetic; a mental picture
Arabic: ذِهْني، فِكْري Chinese (Simplified): 内心的 Chinese (Traditional): 內心的 Czech: konaný v duchu; vnitřní Danish: mental; tankemæssig Dutch: in het hoofd Estonian: vaimne Finnish: mieli-, päässälasku French: mental German: geistig Greek: νοερός Hungarian: fej- (számolás stb.) Icelandic: hugar- Indonesian: mental Italian: mentale, intellettuale
Japanese: 頭の中で行なう Korean: 마음속에서 하는 Latvian: gara-; prāta-; galvas- Lithuanian: mintinis, mintyse daromas, *sukuriamas Norwegian: i hodet, mental Polish: pamięciowy Portuguese (Brazil): mental Portuguese (Portugal): mental Romanian: mental; imaginat Russian: производимый в уме, мысленный Slovak: urobený v duchu; vnútorný Slovenian: miseln Spanish: mental Swedish: inre Turkish: akıldan
mental 3 [ˈmentl] adjective
for those who are ill in mind
Example:
a mental hospital
Arabic: عَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّه Chinese (Simplified): 精神病的 Chinese (Traditional): 精神病的 Czech: psychiatrický Danish: sindssyge- Dutch: psychiatrisch Estonian: vaimu- Finnish: psykiatrinen French: psychiatrique German: Nerven-… Greek: που προορίζεται για φρενοβλαβείς Hungarian: elme-(gyógyintézet) Icelandic: geð- Indonesian: jiwa Italian: per malati di mente*
Japanese: 精神病者のための Korean: 정신병 환자를 위한 Latvian: psihiatriskā slimnīca Lithuanian: psichiatrinis Norwegian: sinnssyke- Polish: psychiatryczny Portuguese (Brazil): psiquiátrico Portuguese (Portugal): para doentes mentais Romanian: psihiatric Russian: психиатрический Slovak: psychiatrický Slovenian: psihiatričen Spanish: psiquiátrico Swedish: mental- Turkish: akıl hastalarına ait
mental 4 [ˈmentl] adjective
suffering from an illness of the mind
Example:
a mental patient
Arabic: عَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْلي Chinese (Simplified): 精神病的 Chinese (Traditional): 患有精神病的 Czech: duševně nemocný Danish: sindslidende Dutch: psychiatrisch Estonian: vaimu(haige) Finnish: psyykkinen French: mental German: geisteskrank Greek: φρενοβλαβής Hungarian: elme-(beteg) Icelandic: geð- Indonesian: sakit jiwa Italian: malato di mente*
Japanese: 精神病の Korean: 정신병의 Latvian: psihiski slims cilvēks Lithuanian: psichinis Norwegian: sinnssyk Polish: umysłowo chory Portuguese (Brazil): mental, psiquiátrico Portuguese (Portugal): mental Romanian: bolnav psihic Russian: душевнобольной Slovak: duševne chorý Slovenian: duševen Spanish: mental Swedish: mental- Turkish: akıl hastalığı çeken
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De*ment"\, v. t. [L. dementare, fr. demens, -mentis, out of one's mind, mad; de + mens mind. See
Mental , and cf.
Dementate .] To deprive of reason; to make mad. [R.] --Bale.
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Men"tal\, a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.
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Men"tal\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.
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