mind game
noun
: a psychological tactic used to manipulate or intimidate
—usually used in plural
played mind games with his opponent
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Deterrence is partly a mind game in which adversaries must fear not just a state’s capabilities but also a state’s willingness to use them.
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Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
How To Keep Tabs On Your Actual Weight First, ask the hard question: Is weighing yourself on a scale productive, or a mind game, for you?
—Moira Lawler, Women's Health, 2 June 2023
With a deep breath, steady hands and just 3.13 seconds, the 21-year-old solved the colorful mind game with 43 quintillion possible combinations, aligning each side perfectly by color.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
Another set, another mind game.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2022
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Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
How To Keep Tabs On Your Actual Weight First, ask the hard question: Is weighing yourself on a scale productive, or a mind game, for you?
—Moira Lawler, Women's Health, 2 June 2023
With a deep breath, steady hands and just 3.13 seconds, the 21-year-old solved the colorful mind game with 43 quintillion possible combinations, aligning each side perfectly by color.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
Another set, another mind game.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2022
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“Mind game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind%20game. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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