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scatterbrain

scat·ter·brain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skat-er-breyn]
    • /ˈskæt ərˌbreɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skat-er-breyn]
    • /ˈskæt ərˌbreɪn/

Definitions of scatterbrain word

  • noun scatterbrain a person incapable of serious, connected thought. 1
  • noun scatterbrain absent-minded person 1
  • noun scatterbrain a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration 0
  • noun scatterbrain a person who is incapable of concentrated or serious thinking; giddy, frivolous, flighty person 0

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Origin of scatterbrain

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; scatter + brain

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Parts of speech for Scatterbrain

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scatterbrain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

scatterbrain usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scatterbrain

noun scatterbrain

  • airhead — If you describe someone, especially a young woman, as an airhead, you are critical of them because you think they are not at all clever and are interested only in unimportant things.
  • birdbrain — a foolish or unintelligent person
  • demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
  • ditz — Slang. airhead2 .
  • dork — Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: If you make me wear that, I’ll look like a total dork! Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.

Top questions with scatterbrain

  • what is a scatterbrain?

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