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brain drained

brain drained is the simple past of brain drain.

Meaning of brain drain

Verb

brain drain (third-person singular simple present brain drains, present participle brain draining, simple past and past participle brain drained)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive, uncommon) Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive, uncommon) To become mentally or psychologically fatigued or exhausted.

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Questions about brain drained

What is brain drained the simple past of?
Brain drained is the simple past of brain drain.

Words near brain drained in the dictionary

  1. brain dead
  2. brain death
  3. brain doctor
  4. brain doctors
  5. brain drain
  6. brain drained
  7. brain draining
  8. brain drains
  9. brain dump
  10. brain dumps
  11. brain fade

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