Mentally ill and Mad

Mentally ill

Mentally ill adjective - Suffering from severe mental illness.
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Mad is a synonym for mentally ill in sane topic. In some cases you can use "Mad" instead an adjective phrase "Mentally ill", when it comes to topics like unwell in the mind.

Mad

Mad adjective - Feeling or showing anger.

Mentally ill is a synonym for mad in sane topic. You can use "Mentally ill" instead an adjective "Mad", if it concerns topics such as insane.

Nearby Words: madness, madly
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