Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brain cramp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: brain cramp
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temporary mental lapse, such as an inability to remember something, to focus one's attention, to understand something, or to perform some other mental task of which one would ordinarily be capable.

Example Sentences

""I can't remember. I've got a cramp of the brain. Do you mind hitting me over the head?" "What for?" "To make me forget the last two minutes, and take away my brain cramp.""
"Don't think too fast at the start. You can get a brain cramp, which is how marathon ruminations are lost."
"I had a brain-cramp there for a minute, the smile said, but now sanity has reasserted itself."
"Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry suffered through a cringe-inducing brain cramp during a recent prime-time television debate and was unable to name the third agency of government that he, as president, would eliminate."

Inflected Forms

brain cramps (plural) brain-cramp (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

brain fart draw a blank fire on all cylinders thinko

Questions

What does brain cramp mean?: A temporary mental lapse, such as an inability to remember something, to focus one's attention, to understand something, or to perform some other mental task of which one would ordinarily be capable.

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