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brainsick

[ breyn-sik ]

adjective

  1. insane; crazy; mad.


brainsick

/ ˈ²ú°ù±ðɪ²ÔËŒ²õɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú°ù²¹¾±²ÔËŒ²õ¾±³¦°ì±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²ú°ù²¹¾±²ÔËŒ²õ¾±³¦°ì²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú°ù²¹¾±²Ôs¾±³¦°ìl²â adverb
  • ²ú°ù²¹¾±²Ôs¾±³¦°ìn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brainsick1

before 1000; Middle English brain-seke, Old English ²ú°ùæ²µ±ð²Ô²õŧ´Ç³¦. See brain, sick 1
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Dr. Rosenberg was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and said he came to understand that he was “brainsick†when he tried to kill himself.

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Lawgivers have wrestled since biblical times with the issues of whether and when brainsick people are morally responsible for bad acts.

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A million and a half brainsick Americans languish in our prisons and on our cruel streets.

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The clamor is enough to make even the hardiest New Yorkers brainsick, thirsting for a spot of tranquility in the swirl of urban chaos.

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To be brainsick and heartsick in a cruel and unfamiliar world is to be morbid.

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