mind-boggling

[ mahynd-bog-ling ]

adjective

, Slang.

1. intellectually overwhelming:

   a mind-boggling puzzle.

2. emotionally or psychologically overwhelming; mind-blowing.

mind-boggling

adjective

1. informal.
   astonishing; bewildering

Other Words From

• mind-boggling·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind-boggling¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The scope of SinoProbe II—successor to SinoProbe I, a coarser survey that ran from 2008–16—“is mind-boggling,” says Larry Brown, a geophysicist at Cornell University.

From Science Magazine

It is mind-boggling that such a person could be put in charge of the vast US government health care agencies.

From Salon

“Starting these babies so young on this level of sugar. It’s mind-boggling.”

From BBC

The discounts can be mind-boggling: $5 sneakers, $7 noise-canceling earbuds, a smartphone wall projector for $17.

From Salon

In the cannon of their best overseas wins, this probably does not quite touch the 2022 opener in Rawalpindi or their defeat of India in Hyderabad earlier this year, yet it will live long in the memory because of the mind-boggling numbers.

From BBC

Related Words

• amazing
• astonishing
• breathtaking
• spectacular
• staggering
• startling
• stunning
• surprising
• wonderful