brain disorder

Noun

Meaning

any disorder or disease of the brain

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

encephalopathy meningoencephalitis encephalocele lipomatosis brain disease

Antonyms

loquaciousness

Hypernyms

neurological disease nervous disorder neurological disorder

Hyponyms

aphasia epilepsy CJD parkinsonism agraphia cerebral palsy

Examples

Syn has a brain disorder that causes him to lie most of the time. Ignore him. (Nykyrian) Sherrilyn Kenyon

Manchester United could have any goalkeeper in the world. I was a 23-year-old kid from New Jersey who, from an early age, had to cope with Tourettes Syndrome, a brain disorder that can trigger speech and facial tics, vocal outbursts and obsessive compulsive behavior. Tim Howard

To diagnose and treat a brain disorder accurately, it would be necessary to look at the brain directly. Looking at behavior alone can miss a vital piece of the puzzle and provide an incomplete, or even a misleading, picture of the child's problems. Aditi Shankardass

Close letter words and terms

brain developmental disorders brain discomfort brain disease brain disorder causing shifts in mood brain disorder including depression brain disorder including emotional highs