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non compos mentis

adjective
non com路​pos men路​tis | \ 藢n盲n-藢k盲m-p蓹s-藞men-t蓹s How to pronounce non compos mentis (audio) , 藢n艒n-\

Definition of non compos mentis

: not of sound mind
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Synonyms & Antonyms for non compos mentis

Synonyms

balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, insane, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge), moonstruck, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]

Antonyms

balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy

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Examples of non compos mentis in a Sentence

will seek to prove that the elderly tycoon was non compos mentis when he dictated that will

First Known Use of non compos mentis

1607, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for non compos mentis

Latin, literally, not having mastery of one's mind

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non compos mentis

adjective
non com路​pos men路​tis | \ 藢n盲n-藢k盲m-p蓹-藞sment-蓹s, 藢n艒n- How to pronounce non compos mentis (audio) \

Medical Definition of non compos mentis

: not of sound mind

non compos mentis

adjective
non com路​pos men路​tis | \ 藞n盲n-藞k盲m-p蓹s-藞men-t蓹s How to pronounce non compos mentis (audio) \

Legal Definition of non compos mentis

: not of sound mind : lacking mental ability to understand the nature, consequences, and effect of a situation or transaction

History and Etymology for non compos mentis

Latin, literally, not having mastery of one's mind

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