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Definition of 'mindset'

mindset

(maɪndset ) also mind-set

Word forms: plural mindsets

countable noun [oft with poss, adjective NOUN]

If you refer to someone's mindset, you mean their general attitudes and the way they typically think about things.

We have to change people's mindsets and motivate them.

Flexible working was part of the mindset of the company from the start.

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