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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Violence and mental illness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violence" instead a noun phrase "Mental illness".
Violence
Violence noun - The use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property.
Mental illness and violence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mental illness" instead a noun "Violence".
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- Thematically, it's darker than the Captain America movies, with more violence, drug addiction, mental illness, Rape as Backstory, and other issues.
Source: Darker And Edgier / Fan Works -
His interest in dance seems to be the only thing keeping him from spiraling into violence, mental illness, and addiction.
Source: Dancing Is Serious Business - Insane Equals Violent: Studies have shown that people with mental illness are more likely to be the victims of violence, not the perpetrators.
Source: Discredited Trope
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Violence and Mental illness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_illness/violence
Mental illness & Violence. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_illness/violence>.
Violence or Mental illness. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_illness/violence.
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