mentation C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /mɛnˈteɪʃən/ UK /mɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun mental activity; the process of thinking The drug slowed his mentation and blurred his speech. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · mental activity; the... thinkingcognitionideationcerebrationthoughtreasoning Word family Related forms mentalmindmentality Etymology AI details A modern formation from Latin mēns, mentis 'mind' + -ation, on the model of words like agitation. The Latin mēns derives from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think'. mēns Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mentation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɛnˈteɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /mɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ ## Meanings 1. mental activity; the process of thinking ## Examples - The drug slowed his mentation and blurred his speech. ## Synonyms - thinking - cognition - ideation - cerebration - thought - reasoning ## Related Forms - mental - mind - mentality ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mēns - Root: *men- ## Etymology A modern formation from Latin mēns, mentis 'mind' + -ation, on the model of words like agitation. The Latin mēns derives from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think'. ## AI Etymology Mentation has this etymological development: A modern formation from Latin mēns, mentis 'mind' + -ation, on the model of words like agitation. The Latin mēns derives from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think'. The etymological trail includes Latin mēns, Proto-Indo-European *men-. The same word family includes mental, mind, mentality. Its current noun use means "mental activity; the process of thinking". ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown