Mental and Selfish

Mental

Mental adjective - Of or relating to the mind.

Selfish and mental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selfish" instead an adjective "Mental".

Nearby Words: mentality, mentally, mentation

Selfish

Selfish adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.

Mental and selfish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mental" instead an adjective "Selfish".

Nearby Words: self, selfishness, selfishly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • However, while he's imprisoned in a mental hospital, there is a nurse who is kind to him and is the only person who wants to see him "cured" for non-selfish reasons and, when he "dies", she's the only one who mourns him.
  • Irys shows what happens when the young person in that relationship has loads of mental issues; a lot of people end up dead and the young person in question uses their monster for selfish, vengeful reasons.
  • Evil Feels Good At first he pretends he doesn't enjoy it and justifies it as being for nobler purposes, but eventually progresses to reveling in it as his mental justifications become more and more half-hearted, petty, and selfish.
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