mental attitude

/ˌmɛntl ˌædəˈtud/

Other forms: mental attitudes

Definitions of mental attitude

1. noun

   a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
   synonyms: attitude

   types:

   acceptance, credence

   the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

   culture

   the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

   defensive, defensive attitude

   an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

   hardball

   a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics

   high horse

   an attitude of arrogant superiority

   southernism

   an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)

   mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlook

   a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

   paternalism

   the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

   position, posture, stance

   a rationalized mental attitude

   disposition, inclination, tendency

   an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

   tolerance

   willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

   intolerance

   unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

   esteem, regard, respect

   an attitude of admiration or esteem

   disrespect

   a disrespectful mental attitude

   reverence

   a reverent mental attitude

   irreverence

   an irreverent mental attitude

   orientation

   an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

   fatalism

   a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable

   recognition

   an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

   cyberculture

   the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business

   Kalashnikov culture

   the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms

   mosaic culture

   a highly diverse culture

   hard line

   a firm and uncompromising stance or position

   direction

   a general course along which something has a tendency to develop

   drift, movement, trend

   a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

   Call

   a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course

   denominationalism

   the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations

   devices

   an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

   sympathy, understanding

   an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

   favoritism, favouritism

   an inclination to favor some person or group

   leaning, proclivity, propensity

   a natural inclination

   bent, set

   a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

   literalism

   a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense

   perseveration

   (psychology) the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it

   predisposition

   an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

   favor, favour

   an inclination to approve

   disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike

   an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

   partiality, partisanship

   an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

   impartiality, nonpartisanship

   an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

   broad-mindedness

   an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior

   liberality, liberalness

   an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

   disinterest, neutrality

   tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

   insularity, narrow-mindedness, narrowness

   an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior

   bigotry, dogmatism

   the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

   fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry

   excessive intolerance of opposing views

   religionism

   exaggerated religious zealotry

   zero tolerance

   extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law)

   estimate, estimation

   the respect with which a person is held

   profaneness

   an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity

   wavelength

   a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding

   experimentalism

   an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation

   reorientation

   a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs

   perspective, position, view

   a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

   point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpoint

   a mental position from which things are viewed

   orthodoxy

   a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

   heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy

   any opinions or doctrines that are different from the official or approved ones

   ideology, political orientation, political theory

   an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

   religious orientation

   an attitude toward religion or religious practices

   type of:

   cognition, knowledge, noesis

   the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning