frame of mind
collocation in Englishmeaningsofframeandmind
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frame
noun[C]
uk/freɪm/us/freɪm/
a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, ...
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mind
noun[C]
uk/maɪnd/us/maɪnd/
the part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and ...
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(Definition offrameandmindfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofframe of mind
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To create naivety, one needs a naiveframeofmind.
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A more interesting finding was the mean number of 'frameofmind(with cause) ' explanations generated.
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It is a variationistframeofmindadapted to our post-modern times.
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His lament represents theframeofmindof many scientists at that time.
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It is aframeofmindthat allows process to take place.
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In their study, they found that 'frameofmind' references clustered around particular pictures.
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With just a couple of symbols, the message-writer can express an emotion or aframeofmind.
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These responses appear to be adopting a more local perspective of the story character'sframeofmind.
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Thatframeofmindhas perhaps changed.
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This is a dangerousframeofmind.
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We continued in thatframeofmind.
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It is a newframeofmind.
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What is theirframeofmind?
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I know theframeofmindthere.
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That is a fatalframeofmind.
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That was myframeofmind.
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He was in a differentframeofmind.
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The builders are in rather a suspiciousframeofmind.
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Indeed, this building is ourframeofmind.
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I came in a much more seriousframeofmind.
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But they are in a very unhappyframeofmind.
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That is not a goodframeofmindto foster.
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He was in a fairly seriousframeofmind.
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They deluded themselves into that extraordinaryframeofmind.
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It would destroy a jealousframeofmind.
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