mental disease

Noun

Meaning

any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

derangement insanity psychosis paranoia lunacy psychopathy anxiety disorder schizophrenia maladjustment mental illness mental disorder brain damage mental retardation dissociative disorder

Antonyms

mental health

Hypernyms

mental condition mental state psychological condition psychological state

Hyponyms

insanity psychosis megalomania

Examples

Examples include formalization of judicial procedure in court, and establishing uniform criteria for diagnosing mental disease. Source: Internet

In any prosecution for an offense, it is an affirmative defence that when the defendant engaged in the proscribed conduct, he lacked criminal responsibility by reason of mental disease or defect. Source: Internet

It is as much a mental disease as acute mania—it has the same symptoms. Source: Internet

Note that his arms form the basis for those of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh Soon after his resignation a renewed attack of gout freed Chatham from the mental disease under which he had so long suffered. Source: Internet

However, bad judgment is not an indicator of mental disease. Source: Internet

They should all be sent to the middle east for corrective punishment, because Muslims, have their own very effective brand of cure for this mental disease. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mental dexterity mental disabilities mental disability mental diseases mental dishonesty mental disorder