The understanding or assumption of a person's mental state by the observation of their behaviour

(usually in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical / (psychology) To understand the behavior of others as a product of their mental state

(psychology) The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.

plural of mental

In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.

plural of mentalization

(uncountable, psychiatry) The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole. / (countable, psychiatry) A mental disorder.

plural of mental illness

plural of mental age