MENTAL UNSOUNDNESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase mental unsoundness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MENTAL UNSOUNDNESS
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derangement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of mental disturbance and disorientation • the act of disturbing the mind or body | ||||||||
unbalance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium • a state of mental disturbance and disorientation verb • throw out of balance or equilibrium • derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane | ||||||||
aberration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state or condition markedly different from the norm • a disorder in one's mental state • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | ||||||||
craziness | nounn | |||||||
noun • informal terms for insanity • the quality of being rash and foolish • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||||
delirium | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of violent mental agitation • a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations | ||||||||
dementia | nounn | |||||||
noun • mental deterioration of organic or functional origin | ||||||||
insanity | nounn | |||||||
noun • relatively permanent disorder of the mind | ||||||||
instability | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unstable order • unreliability attributable to being unstable • a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium • the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | ||||||||
irrationality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding | ||||||||
lunacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||||
madness | nounn | |||||||
noun • obsolete terms for legal insanity • an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain • a feeling of intense anger • the quality of being rash and foolish • unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm | ||||||||
mania | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | ||||||||
neurosis | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | ||||||||
psychopathy | nounn | |||||||
noun • any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention | ||||||||
psychosis | nounn | |||||||
noun • any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted | ||||||||
mental illness | nounn | |||||||
noun • any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention |