Meanings
adjectivementally ill (comparative more mentally ill, superlative most mentally ill)
comparative more mentally ill · superlative most mentally ill
- Having a psychological disorder.
Synonyms: crazy, insane, not all there
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic مَجْنُون, مَخْبُول
- مَجْنُون (majnūn)having a psychological disorder
- مَخْبُول (maḵbūl)having a psychological disorder
- مَسْعُور (masʕūr)having a psychological disorder
Dutch geestesziek, gestoord
- geestesziekhaving a psychological disorder
- gestoordhaving a psychological disorder
Finnish mielisairas, see also Thesaurus:mielisairas
- mielisairashaving a psychological disorder
- see also Thesaurus:mielisairashaving a psychological disorder
French mentalement malade, malade mentalement
- mentalement maladehaving a psychological disorder
- malade mentalementhaving a psychological disorder
- malade mentalhaving a psychological disorder
German geisteskrank, psychotisch
- geisteskrankhaving a psychological disorder
- psychotischhaving a psychological disorder
- nervenkrankhaving a psychological disorder
- psychisch krankhaving a psychological disorder
- gestörthaving a psychological disorder
- psychisch gestörthaving a psychological disorder
Greek ψυχασθενής
- ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís)having a psychological disorder
Hindi मनोरोगी
- मनोरोगी (manorogī)having a psychological disorder
Polish nienormalny, chory psychicznie
- nienormalnyhaving a psychological disorder
- chory psychiczniehaving a psychological disorder
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APA
mentally ill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mentally%20ill
MLA
“mentally ill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mentally%20ill. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mentally ill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mentally%20ill.
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