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MENTAL UNSOUNDNESS Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the phrase mental unsoundness. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For MENTAL UNSOUNDNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for mental unsoundness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
insanity

Alternatives for DERANGEMENT

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