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 the pop savant soon realized the goofy portmanteau spoke quite seriously to her current state of mind. Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026 Egypt as a state of mind The Hebrew name for Egypt, Mitzrayim, shares a root with the word for narrowness or constriction. Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026 His relentless harassment left Wilkens in a fragile state of mind; twice that spring, she was involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals. Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 Near the corner of Sunset and La Brea, there's a Hollywood studio that for singer-songwriter John Mayer is also a state of mind. Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2026.

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