Phrase guide

mental hygiene

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The concern and care for a clean, or healthy state of mind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychophylaxis

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychotherapy, psychotherapeutics

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine

Narrower terms: clinical psychology, Freudian psychology, Jungian psychology

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 心理衛生 /心理卫生 (xīnlǐ wèishēng) — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精神衛生 /精神卫生 (jīngshén wèishēng) — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • Dutch: geesteshygiëne — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • Dutch: mentale hygiëne — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • Finnish: mentaalihygienia — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • French: hygiène mentale — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • Hungarian: mentálhigiéné — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • Portuguese: higiene mental — concern and care for clean state of mind
  • Tagalog: isipning palalusugan — concern and care for clean state of mind