mentality
noun/menˈtæləti/
/menˈtæləti/
[usually singular] (plural mentalities)
- the particular attitude or way of thinking of a person or group synonym mindset
- I can’t understand the mentality of people who are unkind to their pets.
- a criminal/ghetto mentality
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMentality is used after these nouns:- frontier
- gang
- herd
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent. (in the sense ‘mental process’): from the adjective mental + -ity. Current senses date from the mid 19th cent.Want to learn more?
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