state of mind

noun phrase

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

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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 The gingko tree at the picture’s center — majestic, beautiful, seen from different angles and in varying lights — becomes emblematic of our reflective state of mind. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Vaden Todd Lewis is in a different state of mind now. Tina Eves, SPIN, 4 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 18 May. 2026.

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