MIND-BOGGLING (informal)= very difficult to imagine or to understand; extremely surprising
e.g. a problem of mind-boggling complexity
e.g. It's mind-boggling to me that this is allowed to happen.
BOGGLE = to be slow to do or accept sth because you are surprised or shocked by it
e.g. Even I boggle at the idea of spending so much money.
( informal ) if sth boggles the mind or the mind boggles at it, it is so unusual that people find it hard to imagine or accept
e.g. The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
e.g. ‘He says he's married to his cats!’ ‘The mind boggles!’
MIND-NUMBING = very boring
e.g. The lecture was mind-numbingly tedious
MIND-BLOWING = very exciting, impressive or surprising
e.g. watching your baby being born is a mind-blowing experience
e.g. the mind-blowing beauty of Africa
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