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Meaning of mind game | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An attempt at using psychological manipulation against someone, in order to confuse them.
  2. A game or puzzle involving logical thinking.

Equivalents

Deutsch Psychotrick
Suomi hämäys

Examples

“Denmark coach Morten Olsen's pre-match warning that the Netherlands were simply better than his side could easily have been dismissed as mind games.”
“Your mind games hit like grenades”
“The crosswords and mind games are my favourite part of the newspaper.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mind like a sieve mind like a steel trap mind map mind mapper mind meld mind over matter

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