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 | ||
| Synonyms | mental disease, psychopathy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | insanity, megalomania, psychosis | ||
| Antonyms | mental health | ||