1
as in internal
of or relating to the mind
a funny mental image made him laugh out loud
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2
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
humane treatment of mental patients
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Recent Examples of mental
The job of working in a prison comes with serious mental and physical health risks.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol Christopher Kahler, PhD, a professor of behavioral and social sciences and director of Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, stresses that reducing drinking lowers health risk, and can have other mental and physical benefits.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The actual policy changes related to the California Model, the secretary said, are limited to adapting training courses and working to make staff more aware of the mental and emotional consequences of trauma on staff and incarcerated people.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The World Health Organization defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon which is characterized by feelings of energy depletion, increased mental distance from one's job, and reduced professional efficacy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol Christopher Kahler, PhD, a professor of behavioral and social sciences and director of Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, stresses that reducing drinking lowers health risk, and can have other mental and physical benefits.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The actual policy changes related to the California Model, the secretary said, are limited to adapting training courses and working to make staff more aware of the mental and emotional consequences of trauma on staff and incarcerated people.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The World Health Organization defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon which is characterized by feelings of energy depletion, increased mental distance from one's job, and reduced professional efficacy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mental
Adjective
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Your bottom line will look robust, but no internal deception goes unpublished.—
Rob Davis,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In New York, DOJ lawyers accidentally revealed an internal document acknowledging the shortcomings in their plan to kill congestion pricing.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Your quiet inner knowing is on its way to becoming a steady source of helpful wisdom.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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Its design has changed little since then, still incorporating an inner surface that sits at a 60- to 90-degree angle relative to the user's urine stream.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.—
Charles McNultyTheater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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The house, built in 1971, has an interior space of 1,890 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Theft of motor vehicle parts or accessories (subset of larceny) – The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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If 51% of the population is being so underserved, the ratio to opportunity is insane.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And like other forms of abuse, the effects of FGM/C are irreversible, a girl subjected to FGM/C will carry the physical and psychological consequences for the rest of her life.—
Sydney Iannantuono,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Russian POWs are in Belarus, the ministry said, where they were being provided with medical and psychological care.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Gotta start earlier, and maybe involve OG mad Bridges more.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Told the victim was mad because the suspect stepped on his shoes, Torre said the right thing to do would have been to wipe his shoes clean and walk away.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Mental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mental. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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