mind-bending

[mahynd-ben-ding]

adjective

Slang.

1. mind-blowing.

mind-bending

adjective

1. very difficult to understand; complex

2. altering one's state of consciousness

   mind-bending drugs

3. reaching the limit of credibility

   they offered a mind-bending salary

noun

1. the process of brainwashing

Other Word Forms

• mind-bendingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind-bending¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

With surreal films like Blue Velvet and his mind-bending TV series Twin Peaks, David Lynch often left audiences scratching their heads.

From BBC

Early on, the author lays out mind-bending stats: more than 618 million acres in the United States are federally owned public land and 245 million of those belong to the Bureau of Land Management.

From Los Angeles Times

The mind-bending journey feels at once tactile and too fantastical to be real.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, the 35-year-old musician, also known for her mind-bending visuals, is making her desert debut — with 11 albums under her belt.

From Los Angeles Times

Carbon delves into mind-bending scientific discoveries about the kind of marvels that carbon makes possible.

From Salon

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