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brain zaps

brain zaps is the plural of brain zap.

Meaning of brain zap

Noun

brain zap (plural brain zaps)

  1. (informal) A sensation akin to an electric shock in the brain, associated with the discontinuation of treatment with antidepressants.

Questions about brain zaps

What is brain zaps the plural of?
Brain zaps is the plural of brain zap.

Words near brain zaps in the dictionary

  1. brain worker
  2. brain workers
  3. brain worm
  4. brain worms
  5. brain zap
  6. brain zaps
  7. brain-bending
  8. brain-bucket
  9. brain-buckets
  10. brain-cramp
  11. brain-cramps

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