frame of mind

noun phrase

: mental attitude or outlook : mood

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Derek Carwood, the Manager of Adult Education at the University of Minnesota's Landscape Arboretum, tells PEOPLE that homeowners should keep a legal and ethical frame of mind when dealing with a shrub that crosses between residences. Nicholas Rice, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 The camera handled by cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed, working with Guadagnino for the first time, whooshes around his subjects to indicate the shakiness of their frames of mind. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 Still in a Smells-Like-Teen-Spirit frame of mind? Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Maybe that’s the right frame of mind to ask what white people are really made of, these days. Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frame of mind

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of frame of mind was in 1711

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“Frame of mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frame%20of%20mind. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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