state of mind

noun

The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.

“Near-synonym: headspace”

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Meanings

nounstate of mind (plural states of mind)

plural states of mind

  1. The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.

    Near-synonym: headspace

    2 more examples

    I know what I'm needing / And I don't want to waste more time / I'm in a New York state of mind

    1976, Billy Joel, “New York State of Mind”, in Turnstiles

    Well, I've committed a funky crime / against a state of mind

    1987, Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Funky Crime”, in The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

    Synonyms: frame of mind, mood, posture, spirits, mentation, headspace

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.

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frame of mindmoodposturespiritsmentationheadspace

More synonyms by meaning

nouna temporary psychological state

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frame of mind
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temporary statepsychological statepsychological conditionmental state

nounthe state of a person's cognitive processes

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cognitive state
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psychological statepsychological conditionmental state
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frame of mind

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 心情, 心境
  • 心情 (xīnqíng)psychological state
  • 心境 (xīnjìng)psychological state
  • 心理狀態 /心理状态 (xīnlǐ zhuàngtài)psychological state
  • 情绪 (qíngxù)psychological state
Esperanto animstato
  • animstatopsychological state
Finnish mielentila
  • mielentilapsychological state
French état d’esprit
  • état d’espritpsychological state
German Geisteszustand, Gemütszustand
  • Geisteszustandpsychological state
  • Gemütszustandpsychological state
  • Gemütslagepsychological state
Hungarian lelkiállapot
  • lelkiállapotpsychological state
Italian stato d'animo
  • stato d'animopsychological state
Japanese 心境, 精神状態
  • 心境 (shinkyō)psychological state
  • 精神状態 (seishin jōtai)psychological state
Norwegian Bokmål sinnstilstand
  • sinnstilstandpsychological state
Polish stan umysłu
  • stan umysłupsychological state
Portuguese estado mental
  • estado mentalpsychological state
Russian душе́вное состоя́ние, состоя́ние души́
  • душе́вное состоя́ние (dušévnoje sostojánije)psychological state
  • состоя́ние души́ (sostojánije duší)psychological state
  • умонастрое́ние (umonastrojénije)psychological state
Scottish Gaelic cor-inntinn
  • cor-inntinnpsychological state
Spanish estado mental, estado de ánimo
  • estado mentalpsychological state
  • estado de ánimopsychological state
  • tesiturapsychological state
Swedish sinnestillstånd, sinnesstämning
  • sinnestillståndpsychological state
  • sinnesstämningpsychological state
Tamil மனநிலை
  • மனநிலை (maṉanilai)psychological state
Vietnamese tâm cảnh, tâm tình
  • tâm cảnhpsychological state
  • tâm tìnhpsychological state
  • tâm lý trạng tháipsychological state
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APA

state of mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20mind

MLA

“state of mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20mind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “state of mind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20mind.

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