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blow one's mind

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahynd]
    • /bloʊ wʌnz maɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahynd]
    • /bloʊ wʌnz maɪnd/

Definitions of blow one's mind words

  • noun blow one's mind (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 1
  • noun blow one's mind Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. 1
  • noun blow one's mind intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence. 1
  • noun blow one's mind a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person. 1
  • noun blow one's mind a person considered with reference to intellectual power: the greatest minds of the twentieth century. 1
  • noun blow one's mind intellectual power or ability. 1

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Origin of blow one's mind

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English mynd(e), aphetic variant (see y-) of imynd, Old English gemynd memory, remembrance, mind; cognate with Gothic gamunds; akin to Latin mēns mind, Greek manía madness; (v.) Middle English minden, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Blow one's mind

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blow one's mind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for blow one's mind

verb blow one's mind

  • perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
  • stun — to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
  • alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.

Antonyms for blow one's mind

verb blow one's mind

  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
  • bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.

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