mental faculties

plural noun

: ability to think clearly

It was sad to see that his mental faculties had begun to fail.

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The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties. —

Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026 The former Democratic nominee for president stepped into the race after Joe Biden dropped out, after facing pressure and scrutiny regarding his age and mental faculties. —

Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025 According to media theorist Marshall McLuhan, every medium is an extension of our physical or mental faculties. —

Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025 Those youths who are said to be digital natives are possibly undercutting their own mental faculties due to a reliance on the Internet. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mental faculties

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