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Definition of Mind game
1. Noun. Any game designed to exercise the intellect.
2. Noun. Deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage). "The jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings"
Definition of Mind game
1. Noun. (games psychology) An attempt at psychological manipulation against someone, in order to confuse them. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mind Game
Literary usage of Mind game
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Island Song Lyrics Volume 3 by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"... just pretend I make believe that you love me too It's a mind game, but still
the same Peace of mind will be there when We just pretend Couldn't you just ..."
2. The Psychology of Nursing by Aileen Cleveland Higgins (1921)
"... XIII THINKING IN IMAGERY IMAGINATION is the mind's game of "Let's pretend. '
' There are two ways of playing the game— by summoning the past back in ..."
3. Theory and Practice of Teaching by Edward Thring (1894)
"... quite as mechanical an instrument of mind for playing the mind game, as a bat
is for playing cricket, and quite as independent of the powers of the ..."
4. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner (2001)
"As one prisoner put it: "Most of prison is a mind game. People get taken advantage
of when they're green and don't know what to expect. ..."
5. Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"It's not just a mind-game. Doesn't loyalty mean anything to you?" Fede laughed
nastily. "Loyalty! If you're doing all of this out of loyalty, ..."
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