mindfuck

/ ˈmaɪndˌfʌk /

noun

1. taboo.
   the deliberate infliction of psychological damage

Example Sentences

Talk about the ultimate mindfuck.

From Slate

This time: The Empty Man, an uncategorizable two-and-half-hour mindfuck originally filmed in 2017, left partly unfinished, and then shelved for several years before it was finally dumped in theaters last October.

From Slate

“That is something you do in war zones – it is such a mindfuck. I am in the streets of Los Angeles,” she says.

From The Guardian

“My favorite is when people have something in front of them that’s similar or identical to the thing that the camera opens up to. I’ve had people playtest in a hotel, and it opens up to an apartment, and they see a bed in front of them and there’s also a bed in front of them. And it is such a mindfuck.”

From The Verge

“My favorite is when people have something in front of them that’s similar or identical to the thing that the camera opens up to. I’ve had people playtest in a hotel, and it opens up to an apartment, and they see a bed in front of them and there’s also a bed in front of them. And it is such a mindfuck.”

From The Verge