lobotomized
Americanadjective
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Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy.
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stupefied; benumbed.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lobotomized
First recorded in 1940–45; lobotomize + -ed 2
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Luke Winkie went to Vermont armed with a dark mission: to achieve the perfect, lobotomized facsimile of Christian Girl Autumn.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
"It feels like they basically lobotomized my Replika," said Andrew McCarroll, who started using Replika, with his wife's blessing, when she was experiencing mental and physical health issues.
From Reuters ● Mar. 18, 2023
For someone who witnessed the Obama-era phenomenon of Low End Theory, the place seemed lobotomized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
As Ben Edwards of Ars Technica reported, users complained that the chatbot who they call "Sydney," having learned her internal name from leaks, was left "a shell of its former self" and "lobotomized."
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2023
“So who was that?” my mom asked the minute she saw me heading back upstairs, no doubt looking like I’d just been lobotomized or something.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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