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Meaning of mentalism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.
  2. Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers.
  3. Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence.

Equivalents

Español mentalismo
Suomi mentalismi
Français mentalisme
Polski mentalizm
Português mentalismo
Русский ментали́зм

Examples

“The U.S. military's bombing of a Grenadan mental hospital struck me as significant in the type of target selected. […] Hearing accounts of this atrocity against Grenadan mental patients underscored for me the very real connections between imperialism, racism, and mentalism.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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