brainsick
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brainsickly adverb
- brainsickness noun
Etymology
Origin of brainsick
before 1000; Middle English brain-seke, Old English brægensēoc. See brain, sick 1
Example Sentences
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It’s the first great film to grapple with the brainsick mental strain of enjoying a lovely day — the sun is out, the booze is flowing — while your phone dings with headlines of horrors happening elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times
A million and a half brainsick Americans languish in our prisons and on our cruel streets.
From New York Times
The clamor is enough to make even the hardiest New Yorkers brainsick, thirsting for a spot of tranquility in the swirl of urban chaos.
From Seattle Times
To be brainsick and heartsick in a cruel and unfamiliar world is to be morbid.
From Project Gutenberg
Chapel and Barn-howrie would be upon my Top, and pursue me before the Commissary, and every Body will look upon me, as brainsick or mad.
From Project Gutenberg
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