mindboggling

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ.(ə.)lɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"maInd%bQg.(@)liN</
• (US) enPR: mīndʹbäg'lĭng, IPA: /ˈmaɪndˌbɑɡlɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"maInd%bAgliN/

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Alternative forms

• mind-boggling (especially UK)

Adjective

mindboggling (comparative more mindboggling, superlative most mindboggling)

1. That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out; bewildering; mystifying.

   Faced with a mindboggling selection of special-purpose shampoos, he gave up and simply purchased something inexpensive with a pleasant fragrance.

Synonyms

• astounding
• bewildering
• mystifying
• overwhelming
• stupefying

Derived terms

• mindbogglingly

Related terms

• mind boggler/mind-boggler

Translations

that causes the mind to boggle

• Finnish: tyrmistyttävä (fi)
• French: stupéfiant (fr)
• German: (colloquial) irrsinnig (de), verblüffend (de), (colloquial) verrückt (de), (colloquial) wahnsinnig (de)

• Turkish: akılalmaz (tr), aklı karıştıran (tr)