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a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness
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The patient underwent a lobotomy to alleviate their severe mental health issues.
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I can't believe they actually did a lobotomy on that guy.
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That movie was so bad, it was like a lobotomy for my brain.
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The new policy felt like a lobotomy for our creativity.