mental attitude vs regard

regard vs mental attitude

mental attitude and regard both are nouns.

mental attitude is not a verb while regard is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mental attitude	Yes	No	No	No
regard	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, regard is a hyponym of mental attitude; that is, regard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mental attitude:

mental attitude: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
regard: an attitude of admiration or esteem

Other hyponyms of mental attitude include acceptance, credence, culture, defensive, defensive attitude, hardball, high horse, southernism, mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlook, paternalism, position, posture, stance, disposition, inclination, tendency, tolerance, intolerance, esteem, respect, disrespect, reverence, irreverence, orientation, apoliticism, politicalness, anti-traditionalism, Byronism, democratism, europhilia, permissivism.

mental attitude (noun)	regard (noun)
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways	a long fixed look
	(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
	paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
	an attitude of admiration or esteem
	(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
	a feeling of friendship and esteem
	the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

mental attitude (verb)	regard (verb)
	deem to be
	look at attentively
	connect closely and often incriminatingly

Difference between mental attitude and regard

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