mind-boggling

adjective

mind-bog·​gling ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce mind-boggling (audio)
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
mind-bogglingly adverb

Examples of mind-boggling in a Sentence

a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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What was mind-boggling, frightening, was learning, subsequently, that levees had been breached—broken—flooding huge swaths of the Crescent City. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 The overall selection for breakfast was simply mind-boggling. Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Bridgeman’s is so good at making ice cream, so this is just mind-boggling. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025 Scheffler’s second-largest comeback win of his career would not have been possible without his mind-boggling chip just short of the 17th green. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mind-boggling was in 1955

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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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