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mind bender

noun

, Slang.
  1. a person or thing that radically and suddenly affects one's thinking, perceptions, psyche, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mind bender1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

Warner Bros. on Friday pushed back the release of “Tenet,” a $200 million-plus mind bender from Christopher Nolan that was supposed to arrive in theaters on July 17 and jump-start the pandemic-stricken movie business.

“Unhinged,” a $33 million Russell Crowe thriller, will arrive in theaters on July 1, followed in mid-July by Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” a $200 million-plus mind bender.

“I don’t this is what we had in mind,” Bender said after the lackluster Hannover game.

Eventually that subsides and everything makes sense, but it’s a bit of a mind bender to get there.

Coherence Shot on a lunch-money budget, Coherence is an old-fashioned mind bender that’s also a twisty-turny relationship drama.

From Time

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