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
Other Word Forms
- mind-bendingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of mind-bending
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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In the ongoing “Severance,” she plays a manager at the center of a mind-bending corporate conspiracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
To understand these mind-bending systems and their countless configurations, physicists usually turn to powerful supercomputers or artificial intelligence for help.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025
The story sounds straightforward enough, but with a 1,000-plus page count, Danielewski is sure to take his readers on a far-ranging, mind-bending ride.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
With surreal films like Blue Velvet and his mind-bending TV series Twin Peaks, David Lynch often left audiences scratching their heads.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
I picture Grandma weaving the threads together, humming and chuckling while she brainstorms the next mind-bending story she’s going to tell me about Ghana.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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