mental instability

collocation in English

meaningsofmentalandinstability

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mental
adjective
uk
/ˈmen.təl/us
/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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instability
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
uncertainty caused by the possibility of a sudden change in the ...
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(Definition ofmentalandinstabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the case of these two men, one had an early history ofmentalinstability.
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The grounds of certification are stated to be delusions, loss of memory, andmentalinstability.
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It does not necessarily follow that everybody who differs from the tentative conclusions is suffering from some kind ofmentalinstability.
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Being serious for a moment, we have tried to find a way to deal with the matter ofmentalinstability.
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The hospital is to be used for patients suffering frommentalinstabilitydue to old age.
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Did he suffer frommentalinstability?
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The jury has, on a balance of probabilities, said that it does not think the man in question is suffering from anymentalinstability.
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As it stands, a man withmentalinstabilitywho had suffered from nervous disorders would not be excluded.
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It well may be there was a common factor in the light-headedness that would go withmentalinstability.
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The committee refers particularly to the case where there is suspicion or evidence ofmentalinstability.
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That applies especially to such a hospital, where there is probably, in almost every case, a degree ofmentalinstability.
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Some people have been sectioned for one brief, traumatic breakdown and live the rest of their lives without any sign ofmentalinstability.
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Is it because ofmentalinstability?
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He has specifically used the words, "whether by reason of character,mentalinstabilityor otherwise".
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Nevertheless, the term has come to be associated with permanentmentalinstability.
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