mental alienation — n mental disorder or derangement: insanity … Medical dictionary
mental alienation — index insanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mental alienation — A phrase sometimes used to describe insanity (q.v.) … Black's law dictionary
mental alienation — A phrase sometimes used to describe insanity (q.v.) … Black's law dictionary
Alienation — Al ien*a tion, n. [F. ali[ e]nation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See {Alienate}.] 1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mental — Men tal, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. [1913 Webster] What a mental power This eye… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mental arithmetic — Mental Men tal, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. [1913 Webster] What a mental power… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alienation — A condition characterized by lack of meaningful relationships with others, sometimes resulting in depersonalization and estrangement from others. [L. alieno, pp. atus, to make strange] * * * alien·ation .ā lē ə nā shən, .āl yə n 1) a withdrawing… … Medical dictionary
ALIÉNATION — Le mot «aliénation» est, aujourd’hui, en langue française, un mot malade. Il souffre de cette affection que certains lexicologues appellent «surcharge sémantique»: à force de signifier trop, il risque de ne plus rien signifier du tout. La… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mental — mental, ale, aux [ mɑ̃tal, o ] adj. • mentel 1371; bas lat. mentalis, de mens, mentis « esprit » 1 ♦ Qui se fait dans l esprit seulement, sans expression orale ou écrite. Opérations mentales. Calcul mental. Lecture mentale. Restriction mentale. 2 … Encyclopédie Universelle
