Phrase guide

mental health

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One's emotional well-being, especially with reference to one's outlook on life, ability to cope with stress or the absence of a mental disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: mental illness

Broader terms: psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition

Narrower terms: mental soundness, mental balance, sanity, saneness

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: geestesgesondheid — emotional well-being
  • Arabic: صِحَّة نَفْسِيَّة — emotional well-being
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḵulmānā nafšānāyā) — emotional well-being
  • Burmese: စိတ်ကျန်းမာရေး (citkyan:mare:) — emotional well-being
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心理健康 (xīnlǐ jiànkāng) — emotional well-being
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精神衛生 /精神卫生 (jīngshén wèishēng) — emotional well-being
  • Dutch: geestelijke gezondheid — emotional well-being
  • Dutch: mentale gezondheid — emotional well-being
  • Finnish: mielenterveys — emotional well-being
  • Haitian Creole: sante mantal — emotional well-being
  • Hebrew: בְּרִיאוּת נַפְשִׁית (bri'út nafshít) — emotional well-being
  • Hindi: मानसिक स्वास्थ्य (mānsik svāsthya) — emotional well-being
  • Hungarian: mentális/lelki egészség — emotional well-being
  • Indonesian: kesehatan jiwa — emotional well-being
  • Portuguese: saúde mental — emotional well-being
  • Russian: душе́вное здоро́вье (dušévnoje zdoróvʹje) — emotional well-being
  • Russian: психи́ческое здоро́вье (psixíčeskoje zdoróvʹje) — emotional well-being
  • Spanish: salud mental — emotional well-being
  • Swahili: afya ya akili — emotional well-being
  • Swedish: psykisk hälsa — emotional well-being
  • Tagalog: isipning lusog — emotional well-being
  • Vietnamese: sức khoẻ tâm thần — emotional well-being
  • Vietnamese: sức khoẻ tinh thần — emotional well-being
  • Welsh: iechyd meddwl — emotional well-being