"scatterbrain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scatterbrains [plural]
Etymology: scatter + brain Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scatter|brain}} scatter + brain Head templates: {{en-noun}} scatterbrain (plural scatterbrains)
  1. A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person. Categories (topical): People Related terms: scatterbrained Translations (flighty, disorganized or forgetful person): capsigrany [masculine] (Catalan), 馬大哈 (Chinese Mandarin), 马大哈 (mǎdàhā) (Chinese Mandarin), popleta [masculine] (Czech), warhoofd [neuter] (Dutch), wargeest [masculine] (Dutch), sähläri (Finnish), hösöttäjä (Finnish), häsy (Finnish), tête de linotte [feminine] (French), étourdi [masculine] (French), étourdie [feminine] (French), Wirrkopf [masculine] (German), Schussel [masculine] (German), éagann [masculine] (Irish), uaill [feminine] (Irish), sbadato [masculine] (Italian), おっちょこちょい (otchokochoi) (Japanese), заве́анко (zavéanko) [masculine] (Macedonian), ве́трогон (vétrogon) [masculine] (Macedonian), забора́веник (zaborávenik) (english: forgetful person) [masculine] (Macedonian), hinengaro makere (Maori), roztrzepaniec [masculine] (Polish), wypłosz [masculine] (Polish), distraído (Portuguese), рази́ня (razínja) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), растя́па (rastjápa) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), раззя́ва (razzjáva) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), ротозе́й (rotozéj) [masculine] (Russian), ротозе́йка (rotozéjka) [feminine] (Russian), chorlito [masculine] (Spanish), alocado [masculine] (Spanish), atolondrado [masculine] (Spanish), pajarón [masculine] (Spanish), virrpanna (Swedish), tankspridd person (Swedish), penchwiban [feminine, masculine] (Welsh), hurtyn [masculine] (Welsh), hurten [feminine] (Welsh)

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  "word": "scatterbrain"
}

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