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lobotomy in French

lobotomy in French is lobotomie — lobotomy means a now largely abandoned brain surgery that severs connections in the frontal lobe, once used to treat severe mental illness.

lobotomy in French

lobotomie
noun

What does "lobotomy" mean?

  1. noun A now largely abandoned brain surgery that severs connections in the frontal lobe, once used to treat severe mental illness.
    "The hospital performed lobotomies routinely in the 1950s before the practice fell out of favor."
  2. noun Figuratively, the removal or numbing of a capacity for thought or feeling.
    "Watching reality TV for hours felt like a lobotomy."

lobotomy in a sentence

  • The hospital performed lobotomies routinely in the 1950s before the practice fell out of favor.
  • Watching reality TV for hours felt like a lobotomy.

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What is "lobotomy" in French?

"lobotomy" in French is lobotomie. lobotomy means: A now largely abandoned brain surgery that severs connections in the frontal lobe, once used to treat severe mental illness.

How do you use "lobotomy" in a sentence?

Example: "The hospital performed lobotomies routinely in the 1950s before the practice fell out of favor." In French, "lobotomy" is lobotomie.

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