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 Words From

• mind-bending·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind-bending¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The awards and honors bestowed on Jones were nearly mind-bending.

From Los Angeles Times

Right now, my kids are really into mind-bending movies, that’s what they refer to them as.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, through a twist of fate, the lives of Marino and Pearson have intersected on a very different project: the darkly funny, mind-bending psychological thriller “A Different Man.”

From Los Angeles Times

A mind-bending hypothesis is gaining traction among scientists: The universe may be teeming with microscopic black holes the size of an atom, but with the mass of a city-sized asteroid.

From Los Angeles Times

But their signature style and thematic occupations remain thankfully intact in this tale of two New Orleans paramedics who discover the mind-bending effects of a new designer drug.

From New York Times

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