lobotomized

[ luh-bot-uh-mahyzd, loh- ]

adjective

1. Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy.
2. stupefied; benumbed.

lobotomized

/ ləʊˈbɒtəmaɪzd /

adjective

1. informal.
   apathetic, sluggish, and zombie-like

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobotomized¹

First recorded in 1940–45; lobotomize + -ed ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobotomized¹

C20: from lobotomize (chiefly US) to perform a lobotomy on

Example Sentences

They were told that they would each be playing the part of a futuristic criminal who had been lobotomized and summoned to help investigators identify two bodies discovered on the grounds.

From New York Times