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mental faculties

American  
[men-tuhl fak-uhl-teez] / ˈmɛn təl ˈfæk əl tiz /

plural noun

  • mental faculty
    singular
  1. abilities of the mind, such as understanding, reasoning, and remembering.


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In the closing days of the war, close allies questioned his mental faculties.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

It’s also remarkable, given that I sustained a hard blow to the back of my head, that I’ve been able to speak and maintain my mental faculties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

She now wants to do Pilates after work, and the long hours she spends working and learning legalese have kept her mental faculties in check.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

His endless claims to know more than anyone else on every imaginable topic stand as peerless examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect, and his mental faculties have clearly continued to erode.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2024

Though his mental faculties remained intact, that morning, as I let out my first cry at Women’s Hospital, my papou lost the ability to speak.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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