1 [usuallybeforenoun] 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? * I must make 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. * The experience caused her huge amounts of mental suffering.
2 [usuallybeforenoun] connected with the state of health of the mind or with the treatment of illnesses of the mind:
mental health * a mental disorder / illness / hospital * She was suffering from physical and mental exhaustion. * The analysis of dreams can reveal details of a person's mental state.
comparePSYCHIATRIC
3 [notusuallybeforenoun] (BrE, slang) crazy:
Watch him. He's mental. * My dad will go mental (= be very angry) when he finds out.
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