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  • 1mental equilibrium — index competence (sanity), sanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2mental health — Synonyms and related words: Hygeia, balance, bloom, contact with reality, emotional health, fitness, flush, glow, health, healthy mind, lucid interval, lucidity, mental balance, mental equilibrium, mental hygiene, mental poise, normalcy,… …

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  • 3mental — mental, intellectual, psychic, intelligent, cerebral can mean of, relating to, or characteristic of that sum total of powers or functions called variously mind, intellect, soul, psyche, or brain (compare MIND 2). In general mental applies… …

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  • 4equilibrium — [ē΄kwi lib′rē əm; ] also [ ek΄wilib′rē əm] n. pl. equilibriums or equilibria [ē΄kwə lib′rēə] [L aequilibrium < aequilibris, evenly balanced < aequus (see EQUAL) + libra, a balance] 1. a state of balance or equality between opposing forces 2 …

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  • 5equilibrium — equilibratory /i kwil euh breuh tawr ee, tohr ee, ee kweuh lib reuh , ek weuh /, adj. /ee kweuh lib ree euhm, ek weuh /, n., pl. equilibriums, equilibria / ree euh/. 1. a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces. 2.… …

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  • 6equilibrium */ — UK [ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm] / US [ˌɪkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm] / US [ˌekwɪˈlɪbrɪəm] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms equilibrium : singular equilibrium plural equilibriums 1) a situation in which there is a balance between different forces or aspects A new arms …

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  • 7equilibrium — e|qui|lib|ri|um [ ,ikwı lıbriəm, ,ekwı lıbriəm ] noun count or uncount * 1. ) a situation in which there is a balance between different forces or aspects: A new arms race in the region would upset the delicate equilibrium between the opposing… …

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  • 8equilibrium — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balance, equipoise, stability; moderation, neutrality; equality, parity, symmetry; composure, self possession, [self]restraint. See inexcitability. Ant., unbalance, instability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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  • 9equilibrium — /ikwəˈlɪbriəm / (say eekwuh libreeuhm), /ɛ / (say e ) noun (plural equilibriums or equilibria) 1. a state of rest due to the action of forces that counteract each other. 2. equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect. 3 …

  • 10equilibrium — e•qui•lib•ri•um [[t]ˌi kwəˈlɪb ri əm, ˌɛk wə [/t]] n. pl. ri•ums, ri•a [[t] ri ə[/t]] 1) a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces 2) equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect 3) mental or… …

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