frame of mind

American  

[freym uhv mahynd] / ˈfreɪm əv ˈmaɪnd /

idiom

1. a person’s mental or emotional state, often as it relates to how the person feels about or responds to a particular thing.

   At the very least, it'll put you in a better frame of mind to tackle that long to-do list.

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frame of mind More Idioms  

1. Mental or emotional attitude or mood, as in You have to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy hiking in the rain. This idiom was first recorded in 1665.

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Etymology

Origin of frame of mind

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

Mr Osborne added: "He was still in the right frame of mind, he could have stopped the car, he could have done all the correct procedures that a normal-thinking person would have done."

From BBC

"It has to be a given, because if you don't show up with that frame of mind you're on the backward step straight away," he added.

From BBC

“First I shall review, say, ten or twelve more speeches of Cicero’s, to put me in the right frame of mind.”

From Literature

“Mio Cristo” is a delicate and airy ballad about forgiveness sung in Italian, which puts her in an operatic frame of mind.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others guessed, correctly, that Khrushchev’s first offer had been made in a state of panic and that this new one was written in a calmer frame of mind.

From Literature

Related Words

• disposition
• mindset
• mood
• state of mind
• temperament