mind-boggling

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mind-boggling

  • /ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈmaɪndˌbɑɡlɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈmɑɪndˌbɔɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ Australia

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From mind + boggling.

adjective more mind-boggling · most mind-boggling · mind boggling · mindboggling

  1. That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out. Faced with a mind-boggling selection of special-purpose shampoos, he gave up and simply purchased something inexpensive with a pleasant fragrance.

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

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"mind-boggling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mind-boggling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mind-boggling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mind-boggling

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"mind-boggling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mind-boggling.

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@misc{mind_boggling_2026,
  title = {mind-boggling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mind-boggling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}