MENTAL UNSOUNDNESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase mental unsoundness. (close relations)
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| derangement | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of mental disturbance and disorientation • the act of disturbing the mind or body | ||||||
| unbalance | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium • a state of mental disturbance and disorientation verb • throw out of balance or equilibrium • derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane | ||||||
| aberration | nounn | |||||
noun • a state or condition markedly different from the norm • a disorder in one's mental state • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | ||||||
| craziness | nounn | |||||
noun • informal terms for insanity • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| delirium | nounn | |||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation • a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations | ||||||
| dementia | nounn | |||||
noun • mental deterioration of organic or functional origin | ||||||
| insanity | nounn | |||||
noun • relatively permanent disorder of the mind | ||||||
| instability | nounn | |||||
noun • an unstable order • unreliability attributable to being unstable • a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium • the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | ||||||
| irrationality | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding | ||||||
| lunacy | nounn | |||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| madness | nounn | |||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain • a feeling of intense anger • the quality of being rash and foolish • unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm | ||||||
| mania | nounn | |||||
noun • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | ||||||
| neurosis | nounn | |||||
noun • a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | ||||||
| psychopathy | nounn | |||||
noun • any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention | ||||||
| psychosis | nounn | |||||
noun • any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted | ||||||
| mental illness | nounn | |||||
noun • any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention | ||||||
