Mentally Ill (Adjective)
Meaning
Suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The judge declared the defendant mentally ill and unable to stand trial, and instead sentenced him to a mental institution.
- The hospital's psychiatric ward was filled with mentally ill patients who required constant supervision and medication.
- She was declared mentally ill by the court and her power of attorney was given to her sister.
- After years of struggling with his own demons, he was finally diagnosed as mentally ill and began seeking treatment.
- The community struggled to find resources for the mentally ill homeless population, who often ended up in jail or on the streets.