mindblower
Americannoun
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a hallucinogenic drug.
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something that astounds, excites, or dismays.
The news of the loss of the cargo ships was a real mindblower.
Etymology
Origin of mindblower
Example Sentences
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Her latest, “Sea of Tranquility,” is a full-on mindblower.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022
But the mindblower comes halfway through, when strange shards of spinning light emerge from the dark behind the panting, middle-aged women.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2021
Alex, your new film … Let me just say, it is a mindblower.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2020
That’s not a bad question, since “Westworld’s” Season 1 mindblower was that viewers had been following multiple plots on two different timelines, about 30 years apart.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2018
"It's a real mindblower," declares Stewart Alsop, editor of P.C.
From Time Magazine Archive
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