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mental disorder

men·tal dis·or·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [men-tl dis-awr-der]
    • /ˈmɛn tl dɪsˈɔr dər/
    • /ˈmentl dɪˈsɔː.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-tl dis-awr-der]
    • /ˈmɛn tl dɪsˈɔr dər/

Definitions of mental disorder words

  • noun mental disorder any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis. 1
  • noun mental disorder psychiatric condition 1
  • noun mental disorder (in England, according to the Mental Health Act 1983) mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of mind, psychopathic disorder, or any other disorder or disability of the mind 0
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Origin of mental disorder

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Mental disorder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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mental disorder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for mental disorder

noun mental disorder

  • unbalance — to throw or put out of balance.
  • derangement — Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
  • madness — the state of being mad; insanity.
  • insanity — the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
  • softening of the brain — a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.
All 48 Synonyms of mental disorder

Antonyms for mental disorder

noun mental disorder

  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • sanity — the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
  • soundness — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
All 13 Antonyms of mental disorder

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