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 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 What’s mind-boggling is that, unlike doctors, servers rely on tips. Michael Ashley, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Among the mind-boggling findings presented is that UAPs have apparently activated and deactivated manmade nuclear weapons. Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025 Both players are backed up by mind-boggling numbers. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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