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scatterbrained

/ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/

scatterbrained adjective: having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

Adjective

scatterbrained (comparative more scatterbrained, superlative most scatterbrained)

  1. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

scatterbrained meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Persian

scatterbrained in Bengali

বিভ্রান্ত

scatterbrained in Malayalam

forgetful, absent-minded, disorganized
ബുദ്ധി പതറിയ, ചിതറിയ ചിന്തകളുള്ള, മനസ്സു പതറിയ, അസ്ഥിരമതിയായ, മനസ്സ് ഏകാഗ്രമാക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത, ഗൗരവമായി ചിന്തിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത

scatterbrained in Persian

having the qualities of scatterbrain
کالیو kâliv

Forms of scatterbrained

comparativemore scatterbrained
superlativemost scatterbrained

Origin of scatterbrained

From scatter + brained.

Words formed from scatterbrained

Questions about scatterbrained

What does scatterbrained mean?
Scatterbrained means having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.
What is scatterbrained in Bengali?
Scatterbrained in Bengali is বিভ্রান্ত. See Scatterbrained meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is scatterbrained?
Scatterbrained is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scatterbrained?
Scatterbrained is pronounced /ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/.

Words near scatterbrained in the dictionary

  1. scatter/gather
  2. scatterable
  3. scatteration
  4. scatterations
  5. scatterbrain
  6. scatterbrained
  7. scatterbrainedness
  8. scatterbrains
  9. scattered
  10. scattered disc
  11. scattered disc object

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scatterbrained (page history and authors); scatterbrained (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scatterbrained (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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