Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mental illness

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
men-tal ill-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole.

Uncountable

noun

A mental disorder.

Countable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

mental illnesses (plural)

Synonyms

mental disease psychopathy

Questions

What does mental illness mean?
The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole.

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