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mind games

mind games is the plural of mind game.

Meaning of mind game

Noun

mind game (plural mind games)

  1. An attempt at using psychological manipulation against someone, in order to confuse them.
    • Denmark coach Morten Olsen's pre-match warning that the Netherlands were simply better than his side could easily have been dismissed as mind games.2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport
  2. A game or puzzle involving logical thinking.
    • The crosswords and mind games are my favourite part of the newspaper.

Questions about mind games

What is mind games the plural of?
Mind games is the plural of mind game.

Words near mind games in the dictionary

  1. mind eraser
  2. mind erasers
  3. mind fuck
  4. mind fucks
  5. mind game
  6. mind games
  7. mind how you go
  8. mind like a sieve
  9. mind like a steel trap
  10. mind machine
  11. mind machines

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