Mental ˈmentl I Process Physical Adjective Remembering Picture

• the mental process of remembering
• do you have a mental picture of what it will look like?
• the actor doesn't match the mental image i had of the character.
• i made a mental note to talk to her about it.

mental

1. connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking
• the mental process of remembering
• Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like?
• The actor doesn't match the mental image I had of the character.
• I made a mental note to talk to her about it.
• He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics.
• These musicians have prodigious mental capacities.
• The experience caused her huge amounts of mental suffering.

Extra Examples

• Dehydration can affect your mental processes.
• The elderly woman has the mental capacity of a child.
• Mental performance can be seriously impaired by alcohol.
2. connected with the state of health of the mind or with the treatment of illnesses of the mind
• COMPARE psychiatric
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• a mental disorder/illness
• He had a history of mental problems.
• She was suffering from physical and mental exhaustion.
• The analysis of dreams can reveal details of a person's mental state.
• a mental hospital/patient

Extra Examples

• She suffered a mental breakdown after her son's death.
• His family had concerns for his physical and mental well-being.
• It is a sport that requires physical and mental toughness.
3. crazy
• Watch him. He's mental.
• My dad will go mental (= be very angry) when he finds out.
• We were just losing so much money—it was mental.
• It was mental, but a brilliant ending to the film.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens, ment- ‘mind’.