Mental - English meaning

adjective

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

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Abstract concepts such as love or beauty

verb

Consider something theoretically or separately from (something else).

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To abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism

noun

A summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech.

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An abstract of her speech

noun

An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.

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A brain tumour

verb

Hit (someone) hard on the head with an object.

Usage examples:

She brained me with a rolling pin

adjective

Of the cerebrum of the brain.

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A cerebral haemorrhage

adjective

Relating to cognition.

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The cognitive processes involved in reading

adjective

Connected with thinking or conscious mental processes

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Cognitive function some of her cognitive functions have been impaired., cognitive behaviour/develop…

adjective

Relating to or based on mental concepts.

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Philosophy deals with conceptual difficulties

adjective

Based on ideas or principles

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The main weakness of the proposal is conceptual.

adjective

Relating to the intellect.

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Children need intellectual stimulation

noun

A person possessing a highly developed intellect.

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A prominent political thinker and intellectual

adjective

Relating to the ability to think and understand ideas at a high level, or involving ideas

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He was among the political and intellectual leaders of his time.

adjective

Of or relating to the mind; mental.

adjective

Relating to the diaphragm.

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The phrenic nerves

adjective

Relating to the diaphragm (= a sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen)

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A phrenic artery/nerve

adjective

Relating to mental illness or its treatment.

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A psychiatric disorder

adjective

Of or relating to the study of mental illness

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Psychiatric treatment, a psychiatric patient, the hospital's psychiatric unit

adjective

Having a psychological origin or cause rather than a physical one.

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Psychogenic ill health

adjective

Of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person.

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The victim had sustained physical and psychological damage

adjective

Relating to the study of the mind

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Psychological testing, her problems were psychological., psychological stress/well-being, her new n…

adjective

Relating to the human mind and feelings

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The experience of being fired has had lasting psychological effects., the rail disaster had a psych…

adjective

Based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Usage examples:

I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation

adjective

Showing clear thought or reason

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A rational decision, obviously, he wasn’t rational., it’s hard to behave rationally at such times.

adjective

Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application.

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A theoretical physicist

adjective

Based on theory or on possibilities

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The president does not want to answer any theoretical questions.

adjective

Based on ideas or theories, rather than practical uses of something or actual events

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Theoretical economics/physics, theoretical models/analyses/approaches, a theoretical framework/foun…