brain-damaged

American  

[brayn-dam-ijd] / ˈbreɪnˌdæm ɪdʒd /

adjective

1. affected by brain damage or injury to the brain.

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Example Sentences

She survived and was returned to England; Sydney cared for her brain-damaged daughter until Unity’s death in 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Would she say she’s brain-damaged because of phones?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

Reagan, 28, from Yate, near Bristol, gave birth to Alessi in September 2020 and following complications during delivery, her baby was brain-damaged and is unable to walk, talk, swallow, or even cry.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

“A Personal Matter,” published a year later, is the story of a father coming to terms through darkness and pain with the birth of a brain-damaged son.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

There was a moment’s pause as my tablemates stared at me, not mute, not brain-damaged, able to recall the name of an opera.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman