mind-bending
Americanadjective
adjective
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very difficult to understand; complex
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altering one's state of consciousness
mind-bending drugs
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reaching the limit of credibility
they offered a mind-bending salary
noun
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Etymology
Origin of mind-bending
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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And it isn’t just SpaceX, but also Anthropic and OpenAI and the unceasing chatter and licking of chops over the mind-bending explosion of intergenerational wealth anticipated by their pending IPOs, that gives me pause.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Arnold died at the age of 51 in 1994, from AIDS-related complications, and left behind a mind-bending body of work that is now housed by ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Mr. Scharf is excellent at explaining mind-bending scales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The last 25 years has seen some mind-bending technological changes.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
His questions went on forever, dozens and dozens of them, each more mind-bending than the last, until I couldn't even be sure why I answered as I did.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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