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The ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
Examples
- Lack of theory of mind is a classic symptom of autism-spectrum disorders
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: mindblindness
The intellectual ability to understand that different persons (other than the self) might have different intentions and knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative letter-case form of theory of mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
心智理論 /心智理论
(xīnzhì lǐlùn)
— ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking
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Finnish:
mielen teoria
— ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking
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Greek:
θεωρία του νου
(theoría tou nou)
— ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking
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Greek:
νοοθεωρία
(nootheoría)
— ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking
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Hungarian:
tudatelmélet
— ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking