mindfuck
UK/maɪnd.fʌk/
mindfuck noun: something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates the mind of another person.
Noun
mindfuck (plural mindfucks)
- Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates the mind of another person.
- The actual naked fact of Establishment power in the person of the police was a real mindfuck.1968, Student Union for Peace Action, Our Generation, page 66
- Well, Cohaagen, I have to hand it to you. It's the best mind-fuck yet.1990, Total Recall, spoken by Quaid
Verb
mindfuck (third-person singular simple present mindfucks, present participle mindfucking, simple past and past participle mindfucked)
- To intentionally destabilize, confuse, or manipulate the mind of another person.
- Two young Canadians get mindfucked by a giant American, but they kill him in the end and then start in on each other.1974, Connie Brissenden, The Factory Lab Anthology, page 10
- In response to all of this Bavarian Illuminati paranoia, Kerry—in the midst of Garrison's probe — decided to mindfuck Garrison all the more by sending out suggesting that he (Kerry) was an agent of the Bavarian Illuminati.2003, Adam Gorightly et al., The Prankster and the Conspiracy, page 136
Examples of mindfuck in a sentence
- The first four weeks of basic training were designed to be a total mindfuck.2006, Ska Child, David Harris, Skavoovee, page 106:
- I hated it when other entities mindfucked me.2007, Jackie Kessler, The Road to Hell, page 67:
- See how long it takes for anyone to bother trying to mindfuck you."2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 26 May 2024:
Synonyms of mindfuck
Forms of mindfuck
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mindfucks |
| alternative form | mind-fuck |
| alternative form | mind fuck |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mindfucks |
| present participle | mindfucking |
| past participle | mindfucked |
| past | mindfucked |
Origin of mindfuck
Compound of mind + fuck.
Words formed from mindfuck
Questions about mindfuck
- What does mindfuck mean?
- Mindfuck means something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates the mind of another person.
- How do you use mindfuck in a sentence?
- The first four weeks of basic training were designed to be a total mindfuck.
- What part of speech is mindfuck?
- Mindfuck can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce mindfuck?
- Mindfuck is pronounced /maɪnd.fʌk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mindfuck?
- The plural of mindfuck is mindfucks.
Words near mindfuck in the dictionary
Source and license
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