Phrase guide

mentally ill

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a psychological disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

suffering from severe mental illness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • of unsound mind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsound, unstable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَجْنُون (majnūn) — having a psychological disorder
  • Arabic: مَخْبُول (maḵbūl) — having a psychological disorder
  • Arabic: مَسْعُور (masʕūr) — having a psychological disorder
  • Dutch: geestesziek — having a psychological disorder
  • Dutch: gestoord — having a psychological disorder
  • Finnish: mielisairas — having a psychological disorder
  • Finnish: see also Thesaurus:mielisairas — having a psychological disorder
  • French: mentalement malade — having a psychological disorder
  • French: malade mentalement — having a psychological disorder
  • French: malade mental — having a psychological disorder
  • Georgian: ფსიქიკურად ავადმყოფი (psikiḳurad avadmq̇opi) — having a psychological disorder
  • Georgian: სულიერად ავადმყოფი (sulierad avadmq̇opi) — having a psychological disorder
  • Georgian: სულით ავადმყოფი (sulit avadmq̇opi) — having a psychological disorder
  • German: geisteskrank — having a psychological disorder
  • German: psychotisch — having a psychological disorder
  • German: nervenkrank — having a psychological disorder
  • German: psychisch krank — having a psychological disorder
  • German: gestört — having a psychological disorder
  • German: psychisch gestört — having a psychological disorder
  • Greek: ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís) — having a psychological disorder
  • Hindi: मनोरोगी (manorogī) — having a psychological disorder
  • Polish: nienormalny — having a psychological disorder
  • Polish: chory psychicznie — having a psychological disorder