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Meanings of brain dead in English

Being in a state of irreversible loss of brain activity.

Brain dead.

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Examples for "braindead"
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You come out of that week braindead because it batters you.
The Guardian
2
The braindead woman kept alive because a constitution owns her womb.
The Irish Times
3
We do that in order to make you feel it's not just like an NPC or braindead obstacle.
The South African
4
The very braindead Roosevelt Smith needed about two hours in the large interrogation room before making his first down payment on Out Number 3:
Homicide: a year on the killing streets
5
The CBS series BrainDead, which aired last summer, is a bizarre mashup of gross-out horror, screwball comedy, and political satire.
Wired
Usage of brain dead in English
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He had a heart attack before being declared brain dead on Tuesday.
Radio NZ
2
By brain dead, you mean just paying, paying, and paying and paying.
The new yorker
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On Saturday, he was declared brain dead and life support was removed.
Reuters
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He suffered a heart attack and was later declared brain dead.
Radio NZ
5
And of course One Nation are just brain dead full stop.
News.com.au
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She was declared brain dead moments after the incident and died days later.
Jamaica Observer
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He was declared brain dead on Tuesday night, according to his family's statement.
Reuters
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When she found him two minutes later, he was brain dead.
Repo men
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Based on his pupils I think he's probably already brain dead.
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They were brain dead before they were prepared to serve as physiological preparations.
Nano
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When in reality, brain dead is a legal definition of death.
Wired
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The 18-month-old infant was declared brain dead from allegedly falling from his bed.
The South African
13
As a clarification, her husband, Dr. Shepherd, has just been declared brain dead.
Wired
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The family earlier reported Gabay had been declared brain dead.
Ebony
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Abbey was taken to a hospital in Florida, where she was declared brain dead.
News.com.au
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Ms Williamson told the court Aaliyah was essentially " brain dead" on arrival.
Radio NZ