Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mentalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: men-tal-iza-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.

Uncountable

Etymology

From mental + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mental

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

mentalizations (plural)

Derived Forms

dementalization

Questions

What does mentalization mean?: The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.
Where does mentalization come from?: From mental + -ization.

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