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mindscrewing

mindscrewing is the present participle and gerund 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 mindscrewing

What is mindscrewing the present participle and gerund of?
Mindscrewing is the present participle and gerund of mindscrew.

Words near mindscrewing in the dictionary

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

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