brain-dead
adjective/ˈbreɪn ded/
/ˈbreɪn ded/
- suffering from serious damage to the brain and needing machines to stay alive
- Doctors declared her clinically brain-dead.
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- (humorous) very stupid and boring; not intelligent
- I was afraid of becoming brain-dead after months at home.
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