"state of mind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: states of mind [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|states of mind}} state of mind (plural states of mind)
  1. The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings. Categories (topical): Thinking Synonyms: frame of mind Derived forms: being poor is a state of mind, poor is a state of mind, poorness is a state of mind, poverty is a state of mind Related terms: state of being Translations (psychological state): 心情 (xīnqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 心境 (xīnjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 心理狀態 (Chinese Mandarin), 心理状态 (xīnlǐ zhuàngtài) (Chinese Mandarin), 情绪 (qíngxù) (Chinese Mandarin), animstato (Esperanto), mielentila (Finnish), état d’esprit [masculine] (French), estado mental [masculine] (Galician), Geisteszustand [masculine] (German), Gemütszustand [masculine] (German), Gemütslage [feminine] (German), તબિયત (tabiyat) [feminine] (Gujarati), lelkiállapot (Hungarian), stato d'animo [masculine] (Italian), 心境 (shinkyō) (alt: しんきょう) (Japanese), 精神状態 (seishin jōtai) (alt: せいしんじょうたい) (Japanese), मनस्थिती (manasthitī) [feminine] (Marathi), sinnstilstand [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sinnstilstand [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), estat d'esperit [masculine] (Occitan), estat d'arma [masculine] (Occitan), stan umysłu [masculine] (Polish), estado mental [masculine] (Portuguese), душе́вное состоя́ние (dušévnoje sostojánije) [neuter] (Russian), состоя́ние души́ (sostojánije duší) [neuter] (Russian), умонастрое́ние (umonastrojénije) [neuter] (Russian), cor-inntinn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), estado mental [masculine] (Spanish), estado de ánimo [masculine] (Spanish), sinnestillstånd [neuter] (Swedish), sinnesstämning [common-gender] (Swedish), மனநிலை (maṉanilai) (Tamil), tâm cảnh (Vietnamese), tâm tình (Vietnamese), tâm lý trạng thái (Vietnamese)

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