mind-set

[mahynd-set]

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noun

an attitude, disposition, or mood.
an intention or inclination.

Origin of mind-set

First recorded in 1925–30

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Related Words for mindset

psyche, attitude, mentality, ethos, medicine, therapy, mind, behaviorism, psych

Examples from the Web for mindset

Contemporary Examples of mindset

In the mindset of the Coexist camp, those abstract beliefs have become twisted things, wrapped up with hate.
COEXIST’s Bonehead Bumper-Sticker Politics
Michael Schulson
December 21, 2014
By giving an artistic veto to a madman, we submit to the mindset of a slave.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror
David Keyes
December 19, 2014
This mindset was reflected to the wider society through popular literature.
The French Court’s Royal Ban on Smiles
William O’Connor
December 14, 2014
John, a former inmate who spoke with the commission, echoed this mindset.
There’s No Ignoring New Prison Rape Statistics
Charlotte Lytton
September 17, 2014
It will likely take more than a threat from Rome to change the mindset of a mafioso.
Pope Francis May Be Risking His Life by Taking on the Mafia
Barbie Latza Nadeau
June 23, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for mindset

mind-set

noun

the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation, esp when these are seen as being difficult to alter

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Word Origin and History for mindset

also mind-set, "habits of mind formed by previous experience," 1920, in educators' jargon, from mind (n.) + set (v.).

mindset in Medicine

mindset

A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations.
An inclination or a habit.