mentally ill
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adjective
having a mental illness.
noun (used with a plural verb)
Usually the mentally ill . mentally ill persons collectively.
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Origin of mentally ill
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby mentally ill
mentalism, mentalist, mentality, mental lexicon, mentally, mentally ill, mental nerve, mental point, mental reservation, mental retardation, mental scotoma
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