lobotomized

[luh-bot-uh-mahyzd, loh-]

adjective

Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy.

stupefied; benumbed.

Origin of lobotomized

First recorded in 1940–45; lobotomize + -ed²

lobotomize

[luh-bot-uh-mahyz, loh-]

verb (used with object), lo·bot·o·mized, lo·bot·o·miz·ing.

to perform a lobotomy on.

to make (someone or something) abnormally tranquil or sluggish.

Also especially British, lo·bot·o·mise.

Origin of lobotomize

First recorded in 1940–45; lobotom(y) + -ize

Related formslo·bot·o·mist, nounlo·bot·o·mi·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for lobotomized

lobotomized

lobotomised

adjective

informal apathetic, sluggish, and zombie-like

Word Origin for lobotomized

C20: from lobotomize (chiefly US) to perform a lobotomy on

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Word Origin and History for lobotomized

lobotomize

1943; see lobotomy + -ize. Related: Lobotomized.