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brain drain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • brānʹ-drān
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Coined by spokesmen for the Royal Society of London in the early 1950s to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations.
    • Fortunately, the often-discussed problem of "the brain drain" is not as serious in agriculture as in most other fields, particularly the "hard sciences." 1955, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Proceedings, Issues 6-12, page 60:
    • Former HS2 Ltd chairman Sir David Higgins provided a timely reminder of why Britain needs HS2 in a letter to The Times on September 25, in which he asked: "Why are so few FTSE 100 companies based outside the South East? Why is there such a brain drain of graduates from the North? Why do northern cities underperform compared with their European counterparts? 2023 October 4, Philip Haigh, “HS2's rising costs: government only has itself to blame”, in RAIL, number 993, page 53:
  2. (informal) A Jackson-Pratt drain.

Forms

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brain drains Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

brain gain

Deriveds

reverse brain drain

Translations (76)

ka ბრეინ-დრეინი (emigration of educated people) · li briekingsdrieëg (emigration of educated people) · sh odliv mozgova (emigration of educated people) · sh odljev mozgova (emigration of educated people) · ja 頭脳流出 (emigration of educated people) · sh одлив мозгова (emigration of educated people) · vi chảy máu chất xám (emigration of educated people) · af breindrein (emigration of educated people) · ar هِجْرَةُ العُقُول (emigration of educated people) · fr exode des cerveaux (emigration of educated people) · is atgervisflótti (emigration of educated people) · be уце́чка мазго́ў (emigration of educated people) · fa-ira فَرارِ مَغْزْها (emigration of educated people) · sh одљев мозгова (emigration of educated people) · da hjerneflugt (emigration of educated people) · pt fuga de cérebros (emigration of educated people) · ur دِماغی نَقْل مَکانی (emigration of educated people) · sv forskarflykt (emigration of educated people) · fi aivovuoto (emigration of educated people) · nb hjerneflukt (emigration of educated people) · de Braindrain (emigration of educated people) · be адто́к мазго́ў (emigration of educated people) · ko 두뇌유출 (emigration of educated people) · ru уте́чка умо́в (emigration of educated people) · bn মেধা পাচার (emigration of educated people) · sv kunskapsflykt (emigration of educated people) · az beyin aхını (emigration of educated people) · mk одлив на мозоци (emigration of educated people) · ar هِجْرَةُ الأَدْمِغَة (emigration of educated people) · sk odliv mozgov (emigration of educated people) · it fuga di cervelli (emigration of educated people) · ko 인재유출 (emigration of educated people) · cmn 人才外流 (emigration of educated people) · sl beg možganov (emigration of educated people) · pl drenaż mózgów (emigration of educated people) · th สมองไหล (emigration of educated people) · be вы́цек мазго́ў (emigration of educated people) · de Talentschwund (emigration of educated people) · sv talangflykt (emigration of educated people) · hy ուղեղների արտահոսք (emigration of educated people) · nl kennisvlucht (emigration of educated people) · tr beyin göçü (emigration of educated people) · fi aivovienti (emigration of educated people) · sq ikje e trurit (emigration of educated people) · nl hersenvlucht (emigration of educated people) · nl braindrain (emigration of educated people) · ca fuga de cervells (emigration of educated people) · sv hjärnflykt (emigration of educated people) · lv smadzeņu aizplūšana (emigration of educated people) · fr fuite des cerveaux (emigration of educated people) · uk ві́дті́к мі́зків (emigration of educated people) · kk ақыл көші (emigration of educated people) · ur دِماغی ہِجْرَت (emigration of educated people) · et ajude äravool (emigration of educated people) · es emigración de talentos (emigration of educated people) · hi प्रतिभा पलायन (emigration of educated people) · ro drenare a inteligenței (emigration of educated people) · de Gehirn-Abfluss (emigration of educated people) · it fuga dei cervelli (emigration of educated people) · cmn 人才流失 (emigration of educated people) · ka ტვინების გადინება (emigration of educated people) · tg фирори мағзҳо (emigration of educated people) · es fuga de cerebros (emigration of educated people) · be уцёкі мазго́ў (emigration of educated people) · he בְּרִיחַת מוֹחוֹת (emigration of educated people) · eo cerbofuĝo (emigration of educated people) · sv kompetensflykt (emigration of educated people) · ro brain drain (emigration of educated people) · ko 인적자원 유출 (emigration of educated people) · ca fugida de cervells (emigration of educated people) · ru уте́чка мозго́в (emigration of educated people) · cs odliv mozků (emigration of educated people) · hu agyelszívás (emigration of educated people) · bg изти́чане на мо́зъци (emigration of educated people) · kn ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪಲಾಯನ (emigration of educated people) · lt protų nutekėjimas (emigration of educated people)

wikipedia: Royal Society of London

brain drain en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • brānʹ-drān
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Coined by spokesmen for the Royal Society of London in the early 1950s to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive, uncommon) Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive, uncommon) To become mentally or psychologically fatigued or exhausted.

Forms

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brain drains Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
brain drained Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
brain drained Tense=Past lexicographic
brain draining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
brain-drain alternative lexicographic

wikipedia: Royal Society of London