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mind-boggling

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ/
  • General-American: mīndʹbäg'lĭng
  • General-American: /ˈmaɪndˌbɑɡlɪŋ/
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  • Australian: /ˈmɑɪndˌbɔɡ(ə)lɪŋ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Faced with a mind-boggling selection of special-purpose shampoos, he gave up and simply purchased something inexpensive with a pleasant fragrance.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astounding, bewildering, bogglesome, inexcogitable, mind-blowing, mystifying, overwhelming, stupefying, unimaginable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

intellectually or emotionally overwhelming

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a mind-boggling display
  • a mind-boggling puzzle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mind + boggling.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изумяващ (izumjavašt) — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 令人難以置信 /令人难以置信 (lìngrén nányǐzhìxìn) — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Dutch: verbijsterend — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Finnish: tyrmistyttävä — that causes the mind to boggle
  • French: stupéfiant — that causes the mind to boggle
  • French: ahurissant — that causes the mind to boggle
  • German: irrsinnig — that causes the mind to boggle
  • German: verblüffend — that causes the mind to boggle
  • German: verrückt — that causes the mind to boggle
  • German: wahnsinnig — that causes the mind to boggle
  • German: unfassbar — that causes the mind to boggle
  • German: verwirrend — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Hungarian: elképesztő — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Hungarian: észbontó — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Hungarian: észvesztő — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Hungarian: észveszejtő — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Italian: da capogiro — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Italian: sbalorditivo — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Norwegian: forbløffende — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Portuguese: alucinante — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Portuguese: alarmante — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Portuguese: surpreendente — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Portuguese: chocante — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Portuguese: aterrador — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Portuguese: esmagador — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Portuguese: incompreensível — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Spanish: alucinante — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Spanish: asombroso — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Swedish: häpnadsväckande — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Swedish: ofattbar — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Turkish: akılalmaz — that causes the mind to boggle
  • Turkish: aklı karıştıran — that causes the mind to boggle