Brain-dead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹeɪnˌdɛd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Brain-dead is an adjective meaning (medicine, not comparable) Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
Meaning
(medicine, not comparable) Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
More Meanings
- (colloquial, derogatory) Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.
- (informal, derogatory) An unintelligent person.
Example Sentences
"What makes you different from all the other brain-deads that come through here?"
"AI has been brain-dead since the 1970s," said AI guru Marvin Minsky in a recent speech at Boston University. Minsky co-founded the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1959 with John McCarthy.
An employee of the mayor's office was declared brain-dead on Sunday morning after she and another woman were struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, the authorities said.
Word Forms
- braindead
- brain-deads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brain, psycho, crazy, crazed, mad, screwy.
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