state of mind

noun phrase

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

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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 In fact, a headline emphasizing Iran’s motives and state of mind would be less objective than one emphasizing what the parties to the war are actually doing. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 In Jerusalem, after more than a week of the war that the United States and Israel launched on Iran, that state of mind seems inescapable. Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Summer is really just a state of mind. Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 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 16 Mar. 2026.

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