mindset
or mind-set
a fixed attitude, disposition, or mood:His conservative mindset sometimes causes him to miss out on important opportunities.Her judgmental mindset has cost her a number of friendships.
an intention or inclination: I'm not sure what her mindset will be when you ask her about her plans.
Origin of mindset
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How to use mindset in a sentence
Accusing his opponents of being locked in a Cold War mind-set, it is Stone who is beholden to old orthodoxies.
The local mind-set is, with good reason, to see corruption everywhere.
In Sierra Leone, the Plague Is Closing in Around Us | Ned Eustace | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Fox News Sunday, conservative pundit George Will compared the mind-set of Americans today to the Ronald Reagan years.
That such a charge would be leveled in 2014 reflects a terribly depressing mind-set.
How Thad Cochran Pulled Off a Win Over Chris McDaniel (Simple, Really) | Stuart Stevens | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis mind-set is at the heart of the brilliant work of Pixar Animation Studios.
Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win | Ryan Babineaux | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I don't know but sleep will come sooner and deeper to take the ride and have your mind set at ease before you lie down.
Freckles | Gene Stratton-PorterThe brains of the bear were not much to one who had had his mind set on eating the whole carcass.
Algonquin Indian Tales | Egerton R. YoungShe's had her mind set on his studyin' law so long, 't she won't give up in a hurry.
The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete | William Dean HowellsMy wife, with her mind set at rest on the question of the figs, now continued her preparations for dinner.
The Swiss Family Robinson | Johann David WyssHe struggled on in the soft unaccustomed tyranny of the grass, the glare of sun, with his mind set on the close of day.
The Happy End | Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for mind-set
the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation, esp when these are seen as being difficult to alter
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