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brain-dead

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈbɹeɪnˌdɛd

Definitions

  1. Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
    not-comparable
  2. Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.

Equivalents

Deutschhirntot
3 more languages
Nederlandshersendood
Svenskahjärndöd

Examples

“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.”
“"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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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