headspace

or head space

[ hed-speys ]

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noun

Informal. mental state; state of mind: He creates such profoundly rich creative universes, it truly feels like you enter a completely different headspace when you watch his shows.
Doomscrolling all day puts me in a really bad headspace, so I try to stay away from all that negative news.
He creates such profoundly rich creative universes, it truly feels like you enter a completely different headspace when you watch his shows.
Informal. quiet, private, or contemplative mood or frame of mind: I never listen to music when I’m jogging, since I run for headspace as much as for exercise.
I spend a lot of the weekend in my own headspace, so I can’t really engage with anything much.
I never listen to music when I’m jogging, since I run for headspace as much as for exercise.
headroom ( def 2 ).
empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of headspace¹

First recorded in 1800–10; head ( def ) + space ( def )

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Example Sentences

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Nearly eighteen months after her most recent post, Lilly is in a different headspace.

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Most importantly, it’ll keep you in a healthier headspace to make wise financial choices under challenging circumstances.

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I’m not in the same headspace and neither is he.

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The cultural headspace of "American Psycho" memes and bad faith takeaways make it too easy to forget who saw it as more than blood and business cards in the first place.

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Musk's untucked shirt frequently rode up to expose his stomach, leading the mogul-turned-president to question the SpaceX CEO's headspace and tailoring.

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heads or tails headspring

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