mind-boggling

adjective

mind-bog·​gling ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce mind-boggling (audio)
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
mind-bogglingly adverb

Examples of mind-boggling in a Sentence

a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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The storyline was reminiscent of what happened this month when Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Dončić was dealt to the Lakers in a mind-boggling move. Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025 The secretary of agriculture is going to be showing you a chart that's actually mind-boggling what's happened. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 And most mind-boggling of all: The Goodwyn family didn’t start climbing until after having kids. Maya Silver, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2025 Canada’s ‘mind-boggling’ goalie crisis has been a decades-long descent. Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mind-boggling was in 1955

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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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