mind game

Noun

Meaning

any game designed to exercise the intellect

deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

banter practical joke brain-teaser head game battle of wits long riddle mental game psychological game game of the mind disentanglement puzzle head games japanese puzzle joke problems little puzzle mind battle

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Hypernyms

use game manipulation

Examples

I'm only warming up. I had a fantastic season, I proved age is just a number, Everything is in your head. Whatever you want to do you will do it. It's a master mind game. If I want to make it I'll make it. If I want to do it I'll do it. Zlatan Ibrahimović

So much of performing is a mind game. Joshua Bell

The reason that so few people are financially independent today is that they place many negative roadblocks in their heads. Becoming wealthy is, in fact, a mind game. Thomas J. Stanley

football players try to play mind games with the opposition Source: Internet

the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mind doctor mind doing something mind fuck mind goes blank mind how you go mind like a sieve