English Explanatory Dictionary

Jedi mind trick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or telepathy.

Pronunciation

/ˌd͡ʒɛdaɪ ˈmaɪnd tɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jedi mind trick.wav

Word forms

Jedi mind trick Jedi mind tricks

Etymology

From the Star Wars films, the first of which—Star Wars—was released in 1977. In the films, members of the Jedi order are able to use a metaphysical power called the Force to implant suggestions in other people’s minds to induce them to act as the Jedi wish.

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