Mental Case (Noun)
Meaning
A person suffering from neurosis.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The psychologist spent years trying to unravel the complex mind of her patient, a notorious mental case with a history of erratic behavior.
- After the traumatic event, Sarah became a mental case, unable to cope with the stress and anxiety that plagued her every waking moment.
- The hospital was filled with mental cases, each one struggling to find peace and solace in a world that seemed determined to drive them mad.
- His family had given up on him, writing him off as a hopeless mental case, but the young man was determined to prove them wrong.
- The detective was tasked with interviewing the mental case who had been accused of committing the bizarre crime, but he was unsure if he would get any coherent answers.