noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sudden drastic change in one's thoughts or beliefs. informal

   "For our Irish neighbors on the Beara Peninsula, it was a mindquake that shook the foundations of their belief."

Synonyms

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viewquake

Example

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"For our Irish neighbors on the Beara Peninsula, it was a mindquake that shook the foundations of their belief."

Etymology

From mind + quake, by analogy with earthquake.

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