mental health
Americannoun
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psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
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the field of medicine concerned with the maintenance or achievement of such well-being and adjustment.
Etymology
Origin of mental health
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Eastern grey kangaroos are an Australian species that helps maintain healthy ecosystems for other animals, insects and plants.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
One issue for patients with the disease is that they struggle to maintain healthy blood pressure and blood sugar.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
DWP’s managers focus on not drawing too heavily from wells to maintain healthy conditions for plants and the environment, Perez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
In practicality, many importers incur these costs themselves and then pass some of these costs onto consumers so that these businesses can maintain healthy profit margins.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024
The Old South rested everything on slavery and agriculture, unconscious that these could neither give nor maintain healthy growth.
From America First Patriotic Readings by McBrien, Jasper Leonidas
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