mind-bender

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mind-bend·ing

(mīnd′bĕn′dĭng)

adj. Informal

Intensely affecting the mind, especially to the extent of producing hallucinations.

mind′-bend′er n.

mind′-bend′ing·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

mind-bender

1. something that is complex or very difficult to understand

2. informal a hypnotist

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Translations

mind-bender

[ˈmaɪndˌbendəʳ] N (US)

1. (= drug) → alucinogénico m, droga f alucinogénica

2. (= revelation) → noticia f or escena f alucinante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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