mentally ill

men·tal·ly ill

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [men-tl-ee il]
- /ˈmɛn tl i ɪl/
- /ˈmentəli ɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [men-tl-ee il]
- /ˈmɛn tl i ɪl/

Definitions of mentally ill words

adjective mentally ill having a mental illness. 1
noun mentally ill mentally ill persons collectively (usually preceded by the). 1
adjective mentally ill suffering from a psychiatric disorder 1

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Parts of speech for Mentally ill

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mentally ill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mentally ill

adj mentally ill

cracked — An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
crazed — Crazed people are wild and uncontrolled, and perhaps insane.
crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
cuckoo — A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
daft — If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange.

All 23 Synonyms of mentally ill

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