burnout

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈbɜrˌnaʊt/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress or overwork, often leading to reduced performance and motivation.; The failure or exhaustion of a mechanical or electrical component due to overheating or overuse.; The intentional spinning of a vehicle's wheels while stationary, causing the tires to smoke and leave marks on the ground, typically done as a display of power or celebration.; The shutdown of a rocket engine at the end of a planned burn period during a launch or maneuver.; A person who is exhausted or has lost motivation, especially due to drug use or a dissipated lifestyle.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: burnouts

Collocations

suffer from burnoutexperience burnoutavoid burnoutprevent burnouton the verge of burnoutjob burnout

Derivatives

burn outburned outburnt out

Synonyms

exhaustionfatiguecollapsedepletionweariness

Antonyms

energyvitalityenthusiasm

Commonly confused

burn out
EN: 'burn out' (two words) is the verb phrase meaning to become exhausted or to stop functioning; 'burnout' (one word) is the noun or adjective.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'burnout' (one word) is the noun/adjective, while 'burn out' (two words) is the verb. Writing 'burn-out' with a hyphen is also sometimes seen but less standard.

💬 Examples

  1. After working 80-hour weeks for months, she experienced severe burnout and had to take a leave of absence.

  2. The burnout of the transformer caused a power outage across the entire neighborhood.

  3. The drag racer did a burnout at the starting line before launching down the track.

  4. The mission control team confirmed engine burnout at T+8 minutes and 32 seconds.

  5. He used to be a promising musician, but years of substance abuse turned him into a burnout.