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mental disturbance

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(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

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In the mental disturbance and effort of writing, what sustains you is the certainty that on every page there is something left unsaid. Cesare Pavese

Hoplophobia is a mental disturbance characterized by irrational aversion to weapons, as opposed to justified apprehension about those who may wield them. Jeff Cooper

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