brainsick

[breyn-sik]

adjective

1. insane; crazy; mad.

brainsick

/ ˈbreɪnˌsɪk /

adjective

1. relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad

Other Word Forms

• brainsickly adverb
• brainsickness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brainsick¹

before 1000; Middle English brain-seke, Old English brægensēoc. See brain, sick ¹

Example Sentences

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.

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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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