"theory of mind" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: theories of mind [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|theories of mind}} theory of mind (countable and uncountable, plural theories of mind)
  1. (psychology) The ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking): 心智理論 (Chinese Mandarin), 心智理论 (xīnzhì lǐlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), mielen teoria (Finnish), θεωρία του νου (theoría tou nou) [feminine] (Greek), νοοθεωρία (nootheoría) [feminine] (Greek), tudatelmélet (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-theory_of_mind-en-noun-PJa5V-Bo Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking': 67 33
  2. (psychology, by extension) The intellectual ability to understand that different persons (other than the self) might have different intentions and knowledge. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-theory_of_mind-en-noun-XIE7ZuuM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Theory of Mind, ToM [initialism]

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