Mental and Mad

Mental

Mental adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: humane treatment of mental patients

Mad is a synonym for mental in insane topic. In some cases you can use "Mad" instead an adjective "Mental".

Nearby Words: mentality, mentally, mentation

Mad

Mad adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad

Mental is a synonym for mad in crazy topic. You can use "Mental" instead the word "Mad" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as insane. informal substitute

Nearby Words: madness, madly
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