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In some senses, brain-dead is marked as derogatory, informal, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
brain-dead
/ˈbɹeɪnˌdɛd/
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
patient, pronounced
VERB + BRAIN-DEAD
declared
BRAIN-DEAD + NOUN
morning, policies, sunday
PREP.
on, since, up, with
ADV.
only, such
Definitions
adj
1
Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
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.
2
Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.
"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.
noun
1
An unintelligent person.
"What makes you different from all the other brain-deads that come through here?"
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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
Wiktionary02
"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.
Wiktionary03
"What makes you different from all the other brain-deads that come through here?"
Wiktionary04
The doctors tell you that he is brain-dead.
Tatoeba · #2792405
However, if he is brain-dead, he will never think, speak, or hear again.
Tatoeba · #5363406
The patient was pronounced brain-dead only a few hours ago.
Tatoeba · #12513816Usage Notes
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