See brain-dead on Wiktionary
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],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɹeɪnˌdɛd/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-brain-dead.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-brain-dead.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-brain-dead.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-brain-dead.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-brain-dead.wav.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "brain dead"
},
{
"word": "braindead"
}
],
"word": "brain-dead"
}
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