brain-dead
Meanings
adj
- Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
- Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.
noun
- An unintelligent person.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From brain + dead. Coined by the Harvard physician Henry K. Beecher in the historical context of the Sixties counterculture and life extension technology of the late twentieth century.
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