{
    "term": "mental",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the mental process of remembering"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have a **mental picture** of what it will look like?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The actor doesn't match the **mental image** I had of the character."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **made a mental note** to talk to her about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has a complete **mental block** *(= difficulty in understanding or remembering)* when it comes to physics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These musicians have prodigious mental capacities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The experience caused her huge amounts of mental suffering."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dehydration can affect your mental processes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mental performance can be seriously impaired by alcohol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An adult whose mental capacity is unimpaired has the right to decide for themselves whether they will or will not receive surgical treatment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "connected with the state of health of the mind or with the treatment of illnesses of the mind",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **mental illness/disorder**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was suffering from physical and mental exhaustion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The analysis of dreams can reveal details of a person's mental state."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mental hospital/patient"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suffered a mental breakdown after her son's death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His family had concerns for his physical and mental well-being."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is a sport that requires physical and mental toughness."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Mental health"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "crazy",
            "labels": "(British English, slang, sometimes offensive)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My dad will **go mental** *(= be very angry)* when he finds out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were just losing so much money—it was mental."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was mental, but a brilliant ending to the film."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmentl/",
                "audio": "me/mental/mental__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmentl/",
                "audio": "me/mental/mental__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens, ment- ‘mind’."
}