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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any game designed to exercise the intellect;

2. deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage);
- Example: "football players try to play mind games with the opposition"
- Example: "the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mind game
    n 1: any game designed to exercise the intellect
    2: deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation
       intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive
       advantage); "football players try to play mind games with the
       opposition"; "the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers
       that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their
       feelings"