mentalitymen‧tal‧i‧ty /menˈtæləti/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural mentalities) [countable] 
Examples
a get-rich-quick mentality I can’t understand the mentality of the people who are behind this kind of violence.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- I don't understand the mentality of these teenagers.
- Marston weaves facts into the story about slave-trading and shows the sick mentality of the slavery system.
- She despised the bourgeois mentality of the professional class.
- You know, I wonder if this is a male kind of mentality.
- Could these rights simply be taken away be-cause of the prevalence of a mob mentality?
- He is said to have siege mentality.
- Now the whole country is run by a myopic bourgeoisie with a mentality that does not care for the people.
- Often thought to be a relic of the past, the Maintenance Crew mentality is still very much with us.
- Pretty meant vacuous, personality meant show-off, having fun was shopgirl mentality.
- The mentality that produces such a procedure is not just unacceptable itself - as well as irksome to would-be candidates.
- The destruction of the Thornydale and Cortaro intersection just reveals the pervasive mentality in Tucson.
THESAURUS► mind
Collocations what you use to think and imagine things: · My mind was full of big ideas.· I never know what’s going on in her mind.· At the back of my mind I had the funny feeling that I’d met her somewhere before.· The same thoughts kept going through my mind and I couldn’t get to sleep.
► head the place where someone’s mind is – use this especially when talking about the thoughts that are in someone’s mind: · I can’t get him out of my head.· You need to get it into your head that you’ve done nothing wrong.· To keep myself calm, I counted to ten in my head.· She’s so quiet – you never quite know what’s going on inside her head (=what she is thinking).
► subconscious the part of your mind that influences the way you think or behave, even though you may not realize this is happening, and which makes you have dreams: · She suddenly remembered a traumatic incident that had been buried deep in her subconscious.· During the daytime our conscious minds are active, but during the night the subconscious takes over.
► psyche formal someone’s mind, especially their feelings and attitudes, and the way these influence their character – used especially when talking about people’s minds in general: · The need for love is deeply buried in our psyche.· Freud has provided an account of the human psyche’s stages of development.· The child is simply searching his psyche to find some past event that relates to his new experiences.
► mentality a particular way of thinking that a group of people have, especially one that you think is wrong or bad: · I just don’t understand the mentality of these people.· They all seem to have a kind of victim mentality, which makes them think that the world is permanently against them.
► the ego technical the part of your mind that gives you your sense of who you are – used especially in Freudian psychology: · the rational world of the ego and the irrational world of the unconscious
Longman Language Activatorthe way you generally think about something► attitude · When I told them I was a doctor their whole attitude changed.· What I don't need is somebody with an attitude problem.attitude to/towards · His attitude to his new job seemed to be very negative.· In order to change attitudes towards employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.attitude of · They maintained an attitude of defiance to social conventions.
► mentality an attitude that a particular group of people has, which makes them behave in a way that you think is stupid or wrong: · I don't understand the mentality of these teenagers.· She despised the bourgeois mentality of the professional class.· You know, I wonder if this is a male kind of mentality.
► way of thinking the attitude of a person or group, especially about what other people should or should not do: · You'll come to understand my way of thinking when you're my age and you have your own children to worry about.· I was glad to be with people who shared my way of thinking.
► outlook someone's general attitude to life: · After a good vacation, you'll have a completely different outlook.· The farmers were narrowly provincial in their outlook.outlook on (=attitude to life etc): · His outlook on life is largely a result of his strict education.
► world view the attitude that a person, group or nation has towards life or the world: · The traditional Indian world view is based on certain definite concepts.· the Communist world view· He believes the change in the world view has occurred because of the new developments in communications.
► mindset the way a particular person or group tends to think, especially when this is difficult to change: · The residents of this city have an insular mindset, so strangers are not always made welcome.· The mindset of that generation was definitely more obedient than today's.· There does seem to have been a slight shift in the government's mindset in the light of recent events.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a victim mentality
Phrases (=when someone always thinks of themselves as a victim)· Many of us fall into a victim mentality, and blame all our troubles on other people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► siege· Her fervour and her depiction of a siege mentality do not transfer too easily to Britain.· He is said to have siege mentality.
► victim· We must not fall into the victim mentality and moan about what a miserable century this is.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► siege mentality
Word family- He is said to have siege mentality.
- Her fervour and her depiction of a siege mentality do not transfer too easily to Britain.
WORD FAMILYnounmentalityadjectivementaladverbmentally
a particular attitude or way of thinking, especially one that you think is wrong or stupid: a get-rich-quick mentality I can’t understand the mentality of the people who are behind this kind of violence.