Mental-disordered
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Having a mental disorder. rare
"“That’s a powerful statement – that there is no explanation for this type of violence. This is the mental-disordered perspective – investigators try to explain this bombing as psychopathic, narcissistic personalities who are simply doing this for media attention. If you say these people are a bunch of crazies running around, it obviates any necessity to understand the political motivations of individuals or to understand what effect the political situation may have in terms of motivating their behavior.”"
Example
More examples"“That’s a powerful statement – that there is no explanation for this type of violence. This is the mental-disordered perspective – investigators try to explain this bombing as psychopathic, narcissistic personalities who are simply doing this for media attention. If you say these people are a bunch of crazies running around, it obviates any necessity to understand the political motivations of individuals or to understand what effect the political situation may have in terms of motivating their behavior.”"
Etymology
From mental disorder + -ed.
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