mind-boggling

1. 1.

   intellectually or emotionally overwhelming

   “a mind-boggling display”

   “a mind-boggling puzzle”

   Similarimpressive

Questions about mind-boggling

What does mind-boggling mean?

mind-boggling means "intellectually or emotionally overwhelming".

How many syllables are in mind-boggling?

mind-boggling has 3 syllables and divides as mind--bog-gling under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is mind-boggling a common word?

mind-boggling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.