brain-damaged

== English == === Etymology 1 === From brain +‎ damaged. ==== Adjective ==== brain-damaged (comparative more brain-damaged, superlative most brain-damaged) Suffering from an injury to the brain. === Etymology 2 === Generalization of “Honeywell Brain Damage” (HBD), a notional disease invented to explain certain poor design decisions in Honeywell Multics. ==== Adjective ==== brain-damaged (comparative more brain-damaged, superlative most brain-damaged) (computing, slang, derogatory) Poorly designed; obviously wrong. Synonyms: cretinous, demented ===== Usage notes ===== This is a harsh insult, suggesting that the mistake is so egregious that only a brain-damaged person could have committed it. ==== References ====