mind control

noun

The subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind (thinking, behavior, emotions or decisions), especially by means of psychological tactics.

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Meanings

nounmind control (uncountable)

alternative mind-control

  1. uncountableThe subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind (thinking, behavior, emotions or decisions), especially by means of psychological tactics.
verbmind control (third-person singular simple present mind controls, present participle mind controlling, simple past and past participle mind controlled)

present singular third person mind controls · participle present mind controlling · participle past mind controlled · past mind controlled · alternative mind-control

  1. transitiveTo control someone using such a process.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brainwashingthought control

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 精神控制
  • 精神控制 (jīngshén kòngzhì)subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
Danish tankekontrol
  • tankekontrolsubversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
Finnish mielenhallinta
  • mielenhallintasubversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
French manipulation mentale
  • manipulation mentalesubversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
German Bewusstseinskontrolle
  • Bewusstseinskontrollesubversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
Japanese マインドコントロール
  • マインドコントロール (maindo kontorōru)subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
Norwegian mind control
  • mind controlsubversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
Portuguese controle mental
  • controle mentalsubversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
Russian манипули́рование созна́нием
  • манипули́рование созна́нием (manipulírovanije soznánijem)subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
Spanish control mental
  • control mentalsubversion of a person’s control of his or her mind
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APA

mind control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20control

MLA

“mind control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20control. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mind control,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20control.

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