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English noun: mental illness

1. mental illness (state) any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention


Synonymsmental disease, psychopathy


Broader (hypernym)mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state


Narrower (hyponym)insanity, megalomania, psychosis


Antonymsmental health









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