Mind-set
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of mindset. alt-of, alternative
"“It is still the 1950s in North Korea and the conflict with South Korea and the United States is still going on,” says Kathryn Weathersby, a scholar of the Korean War. “People in the North feel backed into a corner and threatened.” There is real value in understanding this paranoid mind-set. It puts the calculated belligerence of the Kim family into context. It also undermines the notion that North Korea is merely a nut-case state."
- 2 a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations wordnet
Example
More examples"That's the mind-set of a previous time. The current generation doesn't think that way."
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