mentally ill

ˌmentally ˈill adjectiveadj

having an illness that affects your mind and your behaviour 患精神病的

n THESAURUS

mentally ill having an illness that affects your mind and your behaviour

Many mentally ill people are treated in the community.

He was declared mentally ill and unfit to stand trial.

crazy informal mentally ill

I couldn’t think straight. I felt like I was going crazy (=becoming crazy).

mad old-fashioned mentally ill. This word is now usually considered offensive, and is usually used in a different meaning, when you think that someone’s ideas are not sensible

Swift himself went mad (=became mad) later in life.

a mad old woman

insane [not before noun] old-fashioned having a serious and permanent mental illness

She went insane after her two young sons were murdered.

a hospital for the criminally insane

disturbed not behaving in a normal way because of mental or emotional problems, especially problems that are caused by bad experiences

She teaches emotionally disturbed children.

Her experiences left her deeply disturbed.

unstable having an emotional state that often changes very suddenly

Her mother was mentally unstable.

He lived in a small Putney flat with his ageing Aunt Bunny, and his emotionally unstable sister, Nancy.

He was too unstable to be a leader.

deranged behaving in a crazy or dangerous way, usually because of being mentally ill

A deranged young woman entered the school and took the life of one young boy.

psychopathic having a serious and permanent mental illness that causes violent or criminal behaviour

The film is about a psychopathic killer.

psychotic suffering from or caused by a serious mental illness that changes your character and makes you unable to behave in a normal way

psychiatric services for chronic psychotic patients.

There is a tendency for psychotic illnesses to be inherited.

neurotic relating to or suffering from a mental illness that makes you unreasonably worried of frightened

His mother was neurotic and insecure.

She’s neurotic about her weight.

A bored or lonely horse may become so neurotic that it chases itself around in circles.

单词	mentally ill
释义	mentally ill ˌmentally ˈill adjectiveadj having an illness that affects your mind and your behaviour 患精神病的 n THESAURUS mentally ill having an illness that affects your mind and your behaviour Many mentally ill people are treated in the community. He was declared mentally ill and unfit to stand trial. crazy informal mentally ill I couldn’t think straight. I felt like I was going crazy (=becoming crazy). mad old-fashioned mentally ill. This word is now usually considered offensive, and is usually used in a different meaning, when you think that someone’s ideas are not sensible Swift himself went mad (=became mad) later in life. a mad old woman insane [not before noun] old-fashioned having a serious and permanent mental illness She went insane after her two young sons were murdered. a hospital for the criminally insane disturbed not behaving in a normal way because of mental or emotional problems, especially problems that are caused by bad experiences She teaches emotionally disturbed children. Her experiences left her deeply disturbed. unstable having an emotional state that often changes very suddenly Her mother was mentally unstable. He lived in a small Putney flat with his ageing Aunt Bunny, and his emotionally unstable sister, Nancy. He was too unstable to be a leader. deranged behaving in a crazy or dangerous way, usually because of being mentally ill A deranged young woman entered the school and took the life of one young boy. psychopathic having a serious and permanent mental illness that causes violent or criminal behaviour The film is about a psychopathic killer. psychotic suffering from or caused by a serious mental illness that changes your character and makes you unable to behave in a normal way psychiatric services for chronic psychotic patients. There is a tendency for psychotic illnesses to be inherited. neurotic relating to or suffering from a mental illness that makes you unreasonably worried of frightened His mother was neurotic and insecure. She’s neurotic about her weight. A bored or lonely horse may become so neurotic that it chases itself around in circles.
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