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state of mind
[ steyt uhv mahynd ]
idiom
- a person’s mental or emotional condition, especially at a given point in time:
Subtle touches like scratched-out mistakes and underlined words can give us insight into the author’s state of mind while she was writing.
The state of mind or mental stability of the defendant also needs to be taken into consideration.
- a general outlook on life, the world, the future, etc.:
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind.
Marriage is a state of mind and a way of life.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of state of mind1
Example Sentences
But that history is constantly being readjusted and reconfigured depending on the narrator’s state of mind and the different versions they’re confronted with when they bump up against other people’s memories and narratives.
And, sure, it could just be that her matter-of-fact, unequivocal delivery that she’d rather be dead than poor is so halting to him, considering his state of mind.
"I never thought they were in the right state of mind to sign anything," she said.
When you’re overtaken by grief, it’s a dark time, and you might not have the clearest state of mind.
"She got herself into such a state, she had no idea how to use it, it was just that state of mind," she said.
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