Mental illness
Mental illness noun - Any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention.
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Trauma and mental illness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trauma" instead a noun phrase "Mental illness".
Trauma
Trauma noun - An emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects.
Mental illness and trauma are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mental illness" instead a noun "Trauma".
Nearby Words: traumatic, traumatize
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- Ryuuko during the events Concerning a Drifter is having a hard time remembering her life before and around the time of her captivity and rapes due to the resulting trauma and mental illness.
Source: Trauma-Induced Amnesia - Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Almost to the point of silliness, as every single one of Zero's companions has some sort of mental illness or trauma.
Source: Roleplay / You Are Patient Zero -
Tends to result from some kind of trauma and/or a mental illness like schizophrenia.
Source: Serial Killer
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Trauma and Mental illness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_illness/trauma
Mental illness & Trauma. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_illness/trauma>.
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