overmind
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌmaɪnd/
- Literature
- In the sci-fi novel, the overmind dictated the actions of all its followers.
Examples
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On Tarsonis, Sarah Kerrigan was betrayed by her allies and left to die by the people she trusted most—but she survived, twisted by the terrifying Zerg Overmind.
Blog text (2) -
"So we are all tiny parts of a vast species-overmind?"
Fiction book (2001) -
"And if the overmind does not agree?"
Fiction book (2001) -
"What does the overmind do?
Fiction book (2001) -
This may compel the attention of the overmind.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Only the overmind possesses the overview."
Fiction book (2001) -
The aliens communicated through a collective intelligence known as the overmind.
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The concept of an overmind suggests that individuals are part of a larger, unified thought process.
Synonyms
A person who plans and leads a difficult, clever project
A large group or system that acts like a single unit
A person or group much more powerful than others in an area
Antonyms
How Controlling
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overmind is a simple compound of over- meaning 'above', as in oversee, and mind meaning 'thought' or 'thinking'. So an overmind is like a 'mind above' that directs or controls many minds, which fits the science fiction idea of one intelligence guiding a group.