"peace of mind" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} peace of mind (uncountable)
  1. The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: calmness, inner peace, peace, peacefulness, repose, serenity, tranquillity, calmness Translations (absence of mental stress): سَكِينَة (sakīna) [feminine] (Arabic), طُمَأْنِينَة (ṭumaʔnīna) [feminine] (Arabic), راحة البال (raḥet el-bal) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), 安心 (ānxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 放心 (fàngxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 心境平和 (xīnjìng pínghé) (Chinese Mandarin), 平常心 (píngchángxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), sindsro [common-gender] (Danish), zielenrust [common-gender] (Dutch), gemoedsrust [feminine] (Dutch), mielenrauha (Finnish), tranquillité d’esprit [feminine] (French), Seelenfrieden [masculine] (German), γαλήνη (galíni) [feminine] (Greek), serenità [feminine] (Italian), tranquillità [feminine] (Italian), 安心 (anshin) (alt: あんしん) (Japanese), dvēseles miers [masculine] (Latvian), ro i sinnet [masculine] (Norwegian), spokój umysłu [masculine] (Polish), serenidade [feminine] (Portuguese), tranquilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), душе́вное споко́йствие (dušévnoje spokójstvije) [neuter] (Russian), споко́йствие ду́ха (spokójstvije dúxa) [neuter] (Russian), paz del espíritu [feminine] (Spanish), sinnesro [common-gender] (Swedish), sinnesfrid [common-gender] (Swedish)

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