mind-set

A form of mindset — A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

Meanings

nounmind-set (plural mind-sets)

plural mind-sets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mindset.
    1 more example

    “It is still the 1950s in North Korea and the conflict with South Korea and the United States is still going on,” says Kathryn Weathersby, a scholar of the Korean War. “People in the North feel backed into a corner and threatened.” There is real value in understanding this paranoid mind-set. It puts the calculated belligerence of the Kim family into context. It also undermines the notion that North Korea is merely a nut-case state.

    2015 March 20, Blaine Harden, “The U.S. war crime North Korea won’t forget”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2015, Opinions

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

Broader
attitudemental attitude

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mind-set,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind-set.

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