"brain-bending" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more brain-bending [comparative], most brain-bending [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} brain-bending (comparative more brain-bending, superlative most brain-bending)
  1. (informal) Mentally challenging; difficult to comprehend. Tags: informal Synonyms: mind-bending
    Sense id: en-brain-bending-en-adj-Xrp-keH8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(informal) Mentally challenging; difficult to comprehend."
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        "(informal) Mentally challenging; difficult to comprehend."
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    {
      "word": "mind-bending"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brain-bending"
}

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