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braindead

brain death
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /brˈeɪnded/
    • /brˈeɪnded/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /brˈeɪnded/

Definitions of braindead word

  • adjective braindead having suffered brain death 3
  • adjective braindead not using or showing intelligence; stupid 3
  • noun braindead complete cessation of brain function as evidenced by absence of brain-wave activity on an electroencephalogram: sometimes used as a legal definition of death. 1
  • adjective braindead Alternative spelling of brain-dead. 0

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Origin of braindead

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Braindead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

braindead popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

braindead usage trend in Literature

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