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Meaning of the word mental in English

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mental

US /ˈmen.təl/
UK /ˈmen.təl/
"mental" picture

Adjective

1.

relating to the mind

Example:
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She's suffering from mental fatigue.
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He has a sharp mental capacity.
Synonym:
intellectual cognitive cerebral psychological inner
2.

suffering from a mental illness

Example:
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He was declared mental and unfit for duty.
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The stress made him almost mental.
Synonym:
insane mad deranged unhinged disturbed

Noun

a person suffering from a mental illness

Example:
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The hospital has a ward for the mental.
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Care for the mental is a societal responsibility.
Synonym:
lunatic madman madwoman psychopath sociopath
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