Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mindscrew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mind-screw
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates a person's mind.

Slang

verb

To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind.

Example Sentences

"It's in television that Abrams, arguably more than Spielberg, has nudged the medium forward, with "Felicity," then "Alias" and finally the mindscrew of "Lost.""
"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 who he was"

Etymology

From mind + screw (“to play with; to meddle”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

mindscrews (plural) mindscrews (present, singular) mindscrewing (participle, present) mindscrewed (participle, past) mindscrewed (past)

Synonyms

brainfuck headfuck mindfuck

Questions

What does mindscrew mean?: Something that destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates a person's mind.
Where does mindscrew come from?: From mind + screw (“to play with; to meddle”).

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