state of mind

noun phrase

: a person's emotional state : mood
He's in a bad/good state of mind.

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According to the news, everyone was in the same state of mind. Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Forced to grieve alongside a stranger, Diane and Jamie navigate her state of mind following her husband's death and both of their relationships with Diane's estranged son in the days that follow. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 But no one talks about their actual state of mind. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026 The album is full of songs about Musgraves’s state of birth, which is Texas, and her state of mind, which seems to be lonely. Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for state of mind

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“State of mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20of%20mind. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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