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mind·set

or mind-set (mīnd′sĕt′)

1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations.

2. An inclination or a habit.

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Noun

mindset - a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

mentality, mind-set, outlook

attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

mindset

or mind-set
noun

The thought processes characteristic of an individual or group:

ethos, mentality, mind, psyche, psychology.

Idiom: what makes someone tick.

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