state of mind

noun phrase

: a person's emotional state : mood
He's in a bad/good state of mind.

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The receiver may not be in a state of mind conducive to processing tough feedback. Hylke Faber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Diplo didn’t hold back about his altered state of mind on New Year’s Eve. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025 Everything went smoothly, the only complication was my uneasy state of mind. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024 Those messages would have contained the best evidence of what happened during the incident and Mr. Oakley’s state of mind during it, defense lawyers said. Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for state of mind 

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“State of mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20of%20mind. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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