Meanings
brain-damaged1
adjectivebrain-damaged (comparative more brain-damaged, superlative most brain-damaged)
comparative more brain-damaged · superlative most brain-damaged
brain-damaged2
adjectivebrain-damaged (comparative more brain-damaged, superlative most brain-damaged)
comparative more brain-damaged · superlative most brain-damaged
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
brain-damaged · adjective
Generalization of “Honeywell Brain Damage” (HBD), a notional disease invented to explain certain poor design decisions in Honeywell Multics.
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APA
brain-damaged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-damaged
MLA
“brain-damaged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-damaged. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brain-damaged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-damaged.
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