MIND GAME as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)
    Usage Example(s)
    • football players try to play mind games with the opposition
    • the jeweler’’s mind game is to convince lovers that the size
    Hypernyms(s) mind game is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • any game designed to exercise the intellect
    Hypernyms(s) mind game is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower