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brainsick

[ breyn-sik ]

adjective

  1. insane; crazy; mad.


brainsick

/ ˈbreɪnˌsɪk /

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

  • ˈbrainˌsickly, adverb
  • ˈbrainˌsickness, noun
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Other Words From

  • brainsickly adverb
  • brainsickness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brainsick1

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

Dr. Rosenberg was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and said he came to understand that he was “brainsick” when he tried to kill himself.

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

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

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

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

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