Brainsick

/ˈbreɪnˌsɪk/ adjective

Definition

Mentally ill, diseased in the mind, or crazy; an archaic or literary term for mental illness.

Etymology

Compound of 'brain' and 'sick,' following the pattern of Old English compounds describing afflictions (like 'lovestruck'). Describes a condition affecting the brain.

Kelly Says

This archaic term reflects how older medicine viewed mental illness as a physical 'sickness' of the brain itself—which is actually closer to modern neuroscience than 19th-century thinking was! Language sometimes preserves older truths we later forgot.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አእምሮ በህመም
ah-eh-mroh beh-hee-mehm
ARالعربية
مريض بالعقل
muh-reez bah-lah-kul
BNবাংলা
মানসিক রোগ
mah-nah-seek rohg
CACatalà
malalt mental
mah-lahlt meh-ntahl
CSČeština
duševně nemocný
doo-sheh-vneh noh-moh-tsee
DADansk
åndssvag
ohnd-svahg
DEDeutsch
geisteskrank
gay-tes-krahngk
ELΕλληνικά
νοσούντας ψυχικά
noh-soo-ndas psee-kee-kah
ESEspañol
enfermo de la mente
ehn-fehr-moh deh lah meh-nteh
FAفارسی
روانپریش
roo-hah-neh-pee-rehsh
FISuomi
mielenterveysairas
mee-eh-teh-reh-vyhs-ah-ee-rah-s
FRFrançais
cérébralement malade
seh-reh-brah-leh-mohn mah-lahd
GUGU
માનસિક રોગ
mah-nah-seek rohg
HAHA
cutar hali
choo-tar hah-lee
HEעברית
חולה נפש
hoh-leh nef-esh
HIहिन्दी
मानसिक रोग
mah-nah-seek rohg
HUMagyar
elmebeteg
ehl-meh-beh-tehg
IDBahasa Indonesia
sakitsakit
sah-kee-tah-kee
IGIG
na-arịa ọrịa uche
nah-ah-ree-ah oh-ree-ah oo-cheh
ITItaliano
malato di mente
mah-lah-toh dee meh-nteh
JA日本語
精神病
seh-shin-byoh
KKKK
жүректі ауру
zhureh-kti ah-oo-roo
KMKM
ជំងឺផ្លូវចិត្ត
jum-neh phluh cheht
KO한국어
정신병
jeong-shin-byeong
MRMR
मानसिक व्याधी
mah-nah-seek vyaadhee
MSBahasa Melayu
sakit mental
sah-keet meh-ntahl
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ရောဂါ
seht-yay-gah
NLNederlands
geestesziek
gay-steh-zee-k
NONorsk
sinnssyk
see-ns-syook
PAPA
ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਰੋਗ
mah-nah-seek rohg
PLPolski
chory psychicznie
hoh-reh psee-kee-chnee
PTPortuguês
doente mental
doh-ehn-teh meh-ntahl
RORomână
bolnav mintal
bohl-nahv meen-tahl
RUРусский
сумасшедший
soo-mah-sheh-shee
SVSvenska
sinnessjuk
see-neh-syook
SWKiswahili
mgonjwa wa akili
m-goh-n-jwah wah ah-kee-lee
TAதமிழ்
மனநல நோய்
mah-nah-nah-lah noy
TEతెలుగు
మానసిక వ్యాధి
mah-nah-seek vyaadhi
THไทย
ป่วยทางจิต
poo-ay tahng jid
TLTL
may sakit sa utak
mah-ee sah-keet sah oo-tahk
TRTürkçe
akli dengesi bozuk
ah-klee deh-neh-seh boo-kohz
UKУкраїнська
душевнохворий
doo-sheh-vnoh-khvo-ree
URاردو
دماغی طور پر بیمار
deh-mah-gee toor par bee-maar
VITiếng Việt
ốm về tinh thần
ohm veh tinh than
YOYO
àrùn ìsòro
ah-roon ee-soh-roh
ZH中文
精神病
jīng shén bìng
ZUZU
isifo sesipili
ee-see-foh seh-pee-lee

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