mental

1a : of or relating to the mind specifically : of or relating to the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality mental health

b : of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity mental acuity

c : of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity made quick mental calculations

d : occurring or experienced in the mind : inner mental anguish a mental breakdown

e : relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study : ideological mental science

f : relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter the distinction between physical things and mental ideas— J. W. Yolton

2a(1) : of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder a mental patient

(2) : mentally disordered : mad, crazy was going a bit mental from old age— Nevil Shute

b : intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders mental hospitals

3 : of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers mental telepathy

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