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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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of state of mind1
Example Sentences
"She got herself into such a state, she had no idea how to use it, it was just that state of mind," she said.
An inquest, which concluded on Thursday, heard evidence about Semina's state of mind in the months leading up to her death.
“In his state of mind, he never believed he was going to be shot. He never believed the defendant would actually shoot him,” Przelomiec said.
That certainly wasn’t the first time a Leonard Cohen song seemed to prefigure events that had not happened, or to capture a global state of mind before it fully coalesced.
Maybe it was my state of mind at the time.
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