brain drain

noun

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.

Definitions

1
The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to…
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."
A Jackson-Pratt drain.
Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn…
Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.
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1. To become mentally or psychologically fatigued or exhausted.

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