brain fadenoun [ C or U ]
/ˈbreɪn ˌfeɪd//ˈbreɪn ˌfeɪd/informala short time when someone cannot think clearly, or cannot remember something:
I work out my questions in advance, just in case I get brain fade.
More examples
- Does the young lady on the supermarket checkout who gives out the wrong change due to a brain fade get fired?
- The batsman had one of his more spectacular brain fades trying to play that sweep shot.
- His punching the ball towards goal was brain fade, rather than an attempt to cheat.
- He blamed "brain fade" for getting the teams mixed up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- -brained
- absent-minded
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- blank
- blank sth out
- blot sth out
- blur
- ear
- least
- least said soonest mended idiom
- lose sight of sth idiom 1
- lose track idiom 1
- lose sight of sth
- sight
- sink
- slip through the net idiom
- take sb's mind off sth idiom
- unlearn
- your mind is a blank/goes blank idiom
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused