brain virus

noun

A virus affecting the brain.

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Meanings

nounbrain virus (plural brain viruses)

plural brain viruses

  1. medicineA virus affecting the brain.

    The Zika crisis is reaching a critical point. Brazil, the epicentre of the virus, has 863 confirmed cases of infant microcephaly, or brain-virus, which scientists suspect could be caused by the Zika-carrying mosquito.

    2016 April 6, Eleanor Ross, “WHO hails 'swift and positive response' to Zika data-sharing initiative”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. figurativelyA mind virus.

    On the podcast, [Tucker] Carlson called out Republicans including Senator Ted Cruz, the former president George W Bush and the ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, for being “Christian Zionists” who have been “seized by this brain virus”.

    2025 October 31, Rachel Leingang, “Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right antisemite Nick Fuentes divides conservatives”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mind virus
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MLA

“brain virus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20virus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brain virus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20virus.

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