overmind
Noun: In speculative fiction and philosophy, "overmind" refers to a collective, transcendent consciousness or intelligence that emerges from and coordinates the thoughts, actions, or goals of multiple individual minds, often depicted as a hive-mind or a higher-level mental entity.
- "the overmind of the hive": a specific reference to a collective consciousness in a hive-like society (e.g., ants, bees, or fictional aliens).
- The queen served as the biological anchor for the overmind of the hive.
- "to join the overmind": a phrase used in sci-fi to describe the merging of an individual's consciousness into a larger, shared mental entity.
- She willingly gave up her personal identity to join the overmind.
- Overmind (noun, rare): also used in clockmaking as a misspelling or variant of "overwind" (see note below), but this is not the primary meaning.
- The watchmaker warned against overminding the mechanism. (This usage is erroneous in standard English; correct form is "overwind".)
- Hive-mind: a collective consciousness shared by a group, often used interchangeably with "overmind" in sci-fi contexts.
- Group mind: a psychological or philosophical term for a shared mental state among individuals.
- "the overmind's will": a metaphorical phrase meaning the unified intention or decision of a collective.
- The soldiers obeyed without question, as if following the overmind's will.
Note: The reference definition you provided (from English-Vietnamese) is a mistranslation or confusion. "Overmind" as a noun (meaning a collective consciousness) is distinct from "overwind" (a verb meaning to wind a clock too tightly). The correct English-Vietnamese entry for "overwind" would be lên dây quá chặt, but this is not related to the word "overmind" in standard English usage. In Wordnet, "overmind" is not a common entry; it appears primarily in specialized or fictional lexicons.