mind-set

mind-set
noun
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
• Syn: ↑mentality, ↑outlook, ↑mindset
• Derivationally related forms: ↑mental (for: ↑mentality)
• Hypernyms: ↑attitude, ↑mental attitude

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : the direction of one's thinking

our educational system has been the most powerful influence in determining the mind-set … of our youth — C.C.Morrison

2. : a fixed state of mind

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/muynd"set'/, n.
1. an attitude, disposition, or mood.
2. an intention or inclination.
[1925-30]

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mind-set «MYND SEHT», noun.
frame of mind; mental or intellectual climate: »

Whatever the explanation, the national mind-set in Sweden clearly makes major reform easier than it is in most countries (Saturday Review).

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(also mindset) n. [usu. in sing.] the established set of attitudes held by someone

the region seems stuck in a medieval mind-set

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/ˈmaındˌsɛt/ noun, pl -sets [count]
: a particular way of thinking : a person's attitude or set of opinions about something

politicians trying to understand the mind-set of voters

a conservative/liberal mind-set


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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