mental

mental is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈmɛn.təl/
• IPA ^(key): [ˈmɛɾ̃ɘl] or [ˈmɛnɘl]

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• Hyphenation: men‧tal

Adjective

Positive mental

Comparative more mental

Superlative most mental

Mental is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (usually before a noun) Mental health, processes etc. is related to the mind and thinking.

   The program helps people deal with drinking, depression and other mental health problems.

   Some diseases can cause severe mental and physical damage to the unborn baby.

   Manville made a mental note of the cab's licence number.

Synonyms

• psychological

Antonyms

• physical

Related words

• mentally