mind meld

noun

A state of deep compatibility in opinion or plans between two people.

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Meanings

noun
  1. colloquialA state of deep compatibility in opinion or plans between two people.

    By this point, Axelrod's mind meld with Obama was so complete that the two men barely needed to speak.

    2018, Didier Ndongala Mumbata, Barack Obama, The Political Phenomenon, Paragon Publishing, →ISBN, page 134

Origin

From the Star Trek franchise, where the term was first used in 1966 for a telepathic ability possessed by the alien race of Vulcans to share thoughts and feelings with another individual.

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APA

mind meld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20meld

MLA

“mind meld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20meld. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mind meld,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind%20meld.

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