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Discover LudwigThe word 'mentality' is a correct and commonly used word in written English
It refers to a person's way of thinking or their mindset. Example: Her mentality was one of determination and perseverance, which helped her overcome all obstacles in her path to success.
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Mentality
noun
A mindset; a way of thinking.
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Still today, many folks here default to a tribal mentality: rural v urban, black v white, liberal v conservative, Christian v secular.
Perhaps such a mentality was also perfect for the emerging writer.
To misquote Morrissey (who also has a clever face), biology has caught up with mentality.
They're always in the press for having drinks and getting involved in bad behaviour – that's the rugby mentality as well.
An open letter from the team asking the fans to accept that it might take some new arrivals a little longer "to adapt to the German mentality and lifestyle" was either an earnest attempt to foster integration or a cynical, Magath-led ploy to shift the blame from the obsessive wheeler-dealer manager to the foreign recruits.
Abbott's recent suggestion that the defining moment of this country was the arrival of the First Fleet was indicative of this mentality.
"But now it's about who makes the fewest mistakes and has the right mentality".
"We need to bring about a shift in mentality.
And he didn't have that rock-star mentality, the kind you associate with out-of-control behaviour.
A lot of people don't want to down but with that kind of mentality you could miss a lot of opportunities.
GEDDIT?! – but is really there because the fashion world has the mentality of an especially immature high schooler.
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