lobotomized

lo·bot·o·mized

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luh-bot-uh-mahyzd, loh-]
- /ləˈbɒt əˌmaɪzd, loʊ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luh-bot-uh-mahyzd, loh-]
- /ləˈbɒt əˌmaɪzd, loʊ-/

Definitions of lobotomized word

adjective lobotomized Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy. 1
adjective lobotomized stupefied; benumbed. 1
verb with object lobotomized to perform a lobotomy on. 1
verb with object lobotomized to make (someone or something) abnormally tranquil or sluggish. 1
noun lobotomized Simple past tense and past participle of lobotomize. 1
adjective lobotomized apathetic, sluggish, and mentally slow 0

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Origin of lobotomized

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; lobotomize + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Lobotomized

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lobotomized popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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