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lobotomy

lo·bot·o·my
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [luh-bot-uh-mee, loh-]
    • /ləˈbɒt ə mi, loʊ-/
    • /ləʊ.ˈbɒ.tə.mi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luh-bot-uh-mee, loh-]
    • /ləˈbɒt ə mi, loʊ-/

Definitions of lobotomy word

  • noun plural lobotomy the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung. 1
  • noun plural lobotomy prefrontal lobotomy. 1
  • noun lobotomy A surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness. 1
  • noun lobotomy surgery to remove part of the brain 1
  • noun Technical meaning of lobotomy 1. What a hacker subjected to formal management training is said to have undergone. At IBM and elsewhere this term is used by both hackers and low-level management; the latter doubtless intend it as a joke. 2. The act of removing the processor from a microcomputer in order to replace or upgrade it. Some very cheap clone systems are sold in "lobotomised" form - everything but the brain. 1
  • variable noun lobotomy A lobotomy is a surgical operation in which some of the nerves in the brain are cut in order to treat severe mental illness. 0
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lobotomy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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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