Mindfuck

//maɪnd.fʌk// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates the mind of another person. slang, vulgar

    "The actual naked fact of Establishment power in the person of the police was a real mindfuck."

  2. 2
    Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses or manipulates the mind of another person wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To intentionally destabilize, confuse, or manipulate the mind of another person. slang, vulgar

    "Two young Canadians get mindfucked by a giant American, but they kill him in the end and then start in on each other."

Example

More examples

"The actual naked fact of Establishment power in the person of the police was a real mindfuck."

Etymology

Compound of mind + fuck.

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