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German
Etymology
Hirn (“brain”) + verbrannt (“burnt”), a calque of French cerveau brûlé.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
hirnverbrannt (strong nominative masculine singular hirnverbrannter, comparative hirnverbrannter, superlative am hirnverbranntesten)
- (colloquial) crazy, harebrained
- Synonyms: absurd, abwegig, bescheuert, töricht
2010, Wulf Dorn, Kalte Stille: Thriller, Heyne Verlag, →ISBN:Wer außer ihm sollte schon auf die hirnverbrannte Idee kommen, mitten in der Nacht und bei dieser Eiseskälte einen Spaziergang in den Park zu machen?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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