brain-dead
Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activityHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
Translations
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Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
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(colloquial, derogatory)Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.
Origin
From brain + dead. Coined by the Harvard physician Henry K. Beecher in the historical contFrom brain + dead. Coined by the Harvard physician Henry K. Beecher in the historical context of the Sixties counterculture and life extension technology of the late twentieth century.
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Forms
more brain-dead, most brain-dead| Comparative | more brain-dead Lesson |
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| Superlative | most brain-dead Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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