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mindscrewed

mindscrewed is the simple past and past participle of mindscrew.

Meaning of mindscrew

Verb

mindscrew (third-person singular simple present mindscrews, present participle mindscrewing, simple past and past participle mindscrewed)

  1. To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind.
    • About half the detectives thought his return to the old neighborhood was proof positive that he was out of control; still others believed he had ice water running through his veins, maybe even mindscrewing the cops by rubbing their noses in the fact they couldn't stop him even though they suspected...1997, Howard Swindle, Trespasses: Portraits of a Serial Rapist, Penguin, published 1997, →ISBN

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Questions about mindscrewed

What is mindscrewed the simple past and past participle of?
Mindscrewed is the simple past and past participle of mindscrew.

Words near mindscrewed in the dictionary

  1. minds' ear
  2. minds' ears
  3. mindscape
  4. mindscapes
  5. mindscrew
  6. mindscrewed
  7. mindscrewing
  8. mindscrews
  9. mindset
  10. mindsets
  11. mindsetting

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