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单词 scatterbrains
释义

scatterbrain

noun

scat·​ter·​brain ˈska-tər-ˌbrān How to pronounce scatterbrain (audio)
informal
: a person who is forgetful, disorganized, or unable to concentrate or think clearly
The English, who had raised eccentricity and poor organization to a high art, and placed the scatterbrain on a pedestal, loathed such Middle European things as rules, conventions, and dictatorships. Simon Winchester

Synonyms

  • birdbrain
  • cuckoo
  • ditz
  • featherbrain
  • featherhead
  • flibbertigibbet
  • nitwit
  • rattlebrain
  • softhead
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Example Sentences

Where did I put my keys? I'm such a scatterbrain today. don't be such a scatterbrain—it's only a wedding, not the invasion of Normandy

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

scatterbrain

noun

scat·​ter·​brain ˈska-tər-ˌbrān How to pronounce scatterbrain (audio)
: a person who is unable to concentrate or think clearly

scatterbrains

noun

plural of scatterbrain
as in ditzes
a silly flighty person don't be such a scatterbrain—it's only a wedding, not the invasion of Normandy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ditzes
  • sillies
  • fools
  • flibbertigibbets
  • birdbrains
  • geese
  • nitwits
  • cuckoos
  • simpletons
  • featherheads
  • softheads
  • rattlebrains
  • featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sobersides
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