"braindead" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-brain-dead.wav
Etymology: From brain + dead. Etymology templates: {{com|en|brain|dead}} brain + dead Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} braindead (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of brain-dead. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: brain-dead
    Sense id: en-braindead-en-adj-~gfDZj-2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-brain-dead.wav Forms: braindeads [plural]
Etymology: From brain + dead. Etymology templates: {{com|en|brain|dead}} brain + dead Head templates: {{en-noun}} braindead (plural braindeads)
  1. Alternative form of brain-dead. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brain-dead
    Sense id: en-braindead-en-noun-~gfDZj-2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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