head-game

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head-game

noun head-games

An attempt to psychologically manipulate. They wanted him, he knew that, but they wanted to play head-games all the time.
A mental pursuit That is the problem with the “What if” head-game. It is played and replayed, again and again in one's head, but there is actually no solution that one would like to see.

verb head-games · head-gaming · head-gamed

To psychologically manipulate; to gaslight. Billie was still being persistently head-gamed by the male clientele.

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@misc{head_game_2026,
  title = {head-game},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/head-game},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}