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MIND GAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mind game mean?
• MIND GAME (noun)
The noun MIND GAME has 2 senses:
1. any game designed to exercise the intellect
2. deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)
Familiarity information: MIND GAME used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any game designed to exercise the intellect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mind game" is a kind of...):
game (an amusement or pastime)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings
Hypernyms ("mind game" is a kind of...):
manipulation; use (exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage)
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