mental

(mĕn'tl)
adj.

1. Of or relating to the mind; intellectual: mental powers.
2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental images of happy times.
3. Of, relating to, or affected by a disorder of the mind.
4. Intended for treatment of people affected with disorders of the mind.
5. Of or relating to telepathy or mind reading.
6. Slang.
   1. Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.
   2. Offensive Slang. Mentally or psychologically disturbed.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, ment-, mind.]

mentally men'tal·ly adv.

men·tal² (mĕn'tl)
adj.
Of or relating to the chin.

[From Latin mentum, chin.]

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The use of mental in expressions such as mental hospital and mental patient, recorded from the end of the 19th century, has been replaced in modern use by psychiatric.

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adjective

Relating to or performed by the mind: cerebral, intellective, intellectual, psychic, psychical, psychological. See thoughts.

adj

Definition: concerning the mind
Antonyms: body, physical

adj

Definition: insane
Antonyms: balanced, sane

Pertaining to the mind.

1. mod. mentally retarded. (Usually objectionable. Derogatory.)  The girl's mental. Leave her alone.
2. n. a mentally retarded person. (Usually objectionable. Derogatory.)  He's a mental. He'll need some help.
3. n. a stupid person.  You're such a mental lately.

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IN BRIEF: Of, for, by, or in the mind.

It takes less mental effort to condemn than to think. — Emma Goldman (1869-1940)

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noun
noun

1: A mentally ill person; a mental patient. (1913 —) .
F. de Felitta 'What's to prevent him from going?' 'He is a mental' (1973). adjective

2: Insane, crazy. (1927 —) .
J. Patrick They must be mental.... Shit-bags the lot 'o them (1973).

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1. pertaining to the mind.
2. pertaining to the chin.

• m. nerves
• m. organ — an accumulation of apocrine tubular glands in the intermandibular space of swine.
• m. state — includes states of excitement, e.g. frenzy, mania and panic, and depression states, including somnolence, lassitude, narcolepsy, catalepsy, syncope and coma. Delirium is not diagnosable in animals but aimless wandering and headpressing are reminiscent of that mental state in humans.
• m. status — assessment of level of patient awareness or consciousness.

For a list of words related to mental, see:

• Intelligent, Informed, Clever, or Articulate
• Insanity - mental: (adj) affected with a disorder of the mind
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - mental: (adj) Informal. affected with a disorder of the mind

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See words rhyming with "mental."

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - mental-, sinds-, intellektuel, ånds-, i hovedet

idioms:

• make a mental note    skrive sig det bag øret
• mental age    intelligensalder
• mental block    mental blokering
• mental cruelty    åndelig grusomhed
• mental home    hjem for mentalt syge
• mental hospital    sindssygehospital
• mental illness    sindssyge
• mental reservation    stiltiende forbehold (psyk.)

2.
adj. - hage-

Nederlands (Dutch)
geestelijk, mentaal, psychisch, krankzinnig, psychiatrisch

Français (French)
1.
adj. - (Méd) mental, psychiatrique, intellectuel, mental, fou

idioms:

• make a mental note    se dire qu'il faut faire
• mental age    (Psych) âge mental
• mental block    blocage psychologique
• mental cruelty    cruauté mentale
• mental home    clinique psychiatrique
• mental hospital    hôpital psychiatrique
• mental illness    maladie mentale
• mental reservation    (avoir) des doutes sur (qch)

2.
adj. - du menton, relatif au menton

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - geistig, seelisch, (ugs.) verrückt

idioms:

• make a mental note    sich etwas merken
• mental age    geistiger Entwicklungsstand
• mental block    geistige Sperre
• mental cruelty    seelische Grausamkeit
• mental home    psychiatrische Anstalt
• mental hospital    psychiatrische Anstalt
• mental illness    Geisteskrankheit
• mental reservation    geheimer Vorbehalt

2.
adj. - (Med) (Zoo) Kinn...

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (δια)νοητικός, πνευματικός, νοερός, (μτφ.) ψυχοπαθολογικός
n. - (μτφ.) ανισόρροπος, παλαβός

idioms:

• make a mental note    σημειώνω νοερά
• mental age    πνευματική/διανοητική ηλικία
• mental block    κόλλημα του μυαλού
• mental cruelty    βάναυση συμπεριφορά που προκαλεί ψυχικό πόνο στον άλλο
• mental home    οίκος, νοσοκομείο ή ίδρυμα για ψυχασθενείς
• mental hospital    νοσοκομείο για ψυχασθενείς
• mental illness    ψυχικό νόσημα
• mental reservation    ενδόμυχη/κρυφή επιφύλαξη

Italiano (Italian)
mentale

idioms:

• make a mental note    prender nota
• mental age    età mentale
• mental block    blocco mentale
• mental cruelty    crudeltà mentale
• mental home    casa di cura psichiatrica
• mental hospital    ospedale psichiatrico
• mental illness    malattia mentale
• mental reservation    riserva mentale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mental
n. - débil mental (m)

idioms:

• make a mental note    guardar na memória
• mental age    idade mental
• mental block    bloqueio mental (Psicol.)
• mental cruelty    crueldade mental
• mental home    hospício (m)
• mental hospital    hospital psiquiátrico
• mental illness    doença mental
• mental reservation    restrição mental

Русский (Russian)
умственный, мысленный, психический, ненормальный человек

idioms:

• make a mental note    взять на заметку
• mental age    умственное развитие, соотносимое с возрастом
• mental block    психическое торможение
• mental cruelty    душевная черствость
• mental home    психиатрическая лечебница
• mental hospital    психиатрическая лечебница
• mental illness    душевная болезнь
• mental reservation    мысленная оговорка

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - mental, psiquiátrico, chiflado, chalado, espiritual, psíquico, relativo a la mente

idioms:

• make a mental note    tomar nota de, tener in mente
• mental age    edad mental
• mental block    bloqueo mental, amnesia
• mental cruelty    crueldad mental
• mental home    manicomio, nosocomio
• mental hospital    hospital psiquiátrico
• mental illness    enfermedad mental
• mental reservation    reserva mental (no expresada)

2.
adj. - relativo al mentón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mental, sinnes-, förstånds-, galen
n. - sinne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 精神的, 心理的, 内心的, 智力的, 脑力的, 在脑中进行的

idioms:

• make a mental note    在脑子里记下
• mental age    智力年龄
• mental block    思维阻隔, 记忆阻隔, 心理阻隔
• mental cruelty    精神虐待
• mental home    精神病院
• mental hospital    精神病院
• mental illness    精神病, 精神疾患
• mental reservation    心理保留

2. 精神的, 心理的, 内心的, 智力的, 脑力的, 在脑中进行的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 精神的, 心理的, 內心的, 智力的, 腦力的, 在腦中進行的

2.
adj. - 精神的, 心理的, 內心的, 智力的, 腦力的, 在腦中進行的

idioms:

• make a mental note    在腦子裡記下
• mental age    智力年齡
• mental block    思維阻隔, 記憶阻隔, 心理阻隔
• mental cruelty    精神虐待
• mental home    精神病院
• mental hospital    精神病院
• mental illness    精神病, 精神疾患
• mental reservation    心理保留

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 정신에 관련된

idioms:

• make a mental note    암기하다

2.
adj. - 턱의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 精神の, 心の, テレパシーの, 心の中でする, 知的な, 精神病の, 精神薄弱の, あごの
n. - 精神病者

idioms:

• make a mental note    見覚えておく
• mental age    精神年齢
• mental block    精神的ブロック
• mental cruelty    精神的虐待
• mental home    精神病院
• mental hospital    精神病院
• mental illness    精神病
• mental reservation    心中留保

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عقلي, ذهني (الاسم) مجنون, مريض عقلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רוחני, שכלי, נפשי, לא שפוי, מנטלי‬
adj. - ‮של הסנטר‬

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