mind rape

noun

Nonconsensual intrusion into one's mind; the reading, modification, or control, by another, of one's thoughts or memories without one's consent, especially if forcible.

Meanings

nounmind rape (countable and uncountable, plural mind rapes)

plural mind rapes · alternative mindrape

  1. countableuncountablefantasyNonconsensual intrusion into one's mind; the reading, modification, or control, by another, of one's thoughts or memories without one's consent, especially if forcible.
verbmind rape (third-person singular simple present mind rapes, present participle mind raping, simple past and past participle mind raped)

present singular third person mind rapes · participle present mind raping · participle past mind raped · past mind raped · alternative mindrape

  1. transitivefantasyTo read, modify, or control (especially forcibly) another person's thoughts or memories without their consent.

    "You... you mindraped my boyfriend!" "I am sorry."

    2011 December 5, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 25 May 2024
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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