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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There are powerful companies that make mind-boggling profits from our want of digital more. Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025 Truly mind-boggling, but not surprising. Dalina Soto, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025 All together, that information adds up to a mind-boggling amount of data. Bradley Wade Bishop, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025 The mind-boggling design for the measuring spoon first wowed the Internet in 2016 after a video promoting the Kickstarter campaign went viral and spawned widespread media coverage fawning over the unique design. Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Apr. 2025.

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