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wirehead Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: W AY1 ER0 HH EH0 D

What Does Wirehead Mean?

Wirehead is used as a noun meaning A person who has an electronic brain implant. It is also used to mean A person who takes part in wireheading. As a verb, it means To artificially stimulate the brain to experience pleasure.

Wirehead in Brief

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pluralwireheads
Verb formswireheads, wireheading, wireheaded

Wirehead Definition (Noun)

  1. A person who has an electronic brain implant.
  2. A person who takes part in wireheading.
  3. A hardware hacker.
  4. A person who likes to tinker with electronics.

Wirehead as a Verb

  1. To artificially stimulate the brain to experience pleasure.
  2. To hack one's own reward channel.

Synonyms of Wirehead

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Antonyms of Wirehead

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Wirehead in a Sentence

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Word Forms & Grammar

wirehead (plural wireheads)

wirehead (third-person singular simple present wireheads, present participle wireheading, simple past and past participle wireheaded)

Origin of Wirehead

From wire + -head.

Common Questions About Wirehead

Is wirehead a noun or a verb?

Wirehead is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is the plural of wirehead?

The plural of wirehead is wireheads.

What is the past tense of wirehead?

The past tense of wirehead is wireheaded. The present participle is wireheading.

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