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- [burn-out]
- /ˈbɜrnˌaʊt/
- /ˈbɜːnaʊt/
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- [burn-out]
- /ˈbɜrnˌaʊt/
Definitions of burnout word
- uncountable noun burnout If someone suffers burnout, they exhaust themselves at an early stage in their life or career because they have achieved too much too quickly. 3
- noun burnout a total loss of energy and interest and an inability to function effectively, experienced as a result of excessive demands on one's resources or chronic overwork 3
- noun burnout the failure of a mechanical device from excessive heating 3
- noun burnout the point at which a rocket's fuel or oxidizer is completely burned up and the rocket enters its free-flight phase or is jettisoned 3
- noun burnout damage caused by overheating 3
- noun burnout a state of emotional exhaustion caused by the stresses of one's work or responsibilities 3
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Origin of burnout
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; noun use of verb phrase burn out
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Burnout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
burnout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
burnout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for burnout
noun burnout
- debility — Debility is a weakness of a person's body or mind, especially one caused by an illness.
- debilitation — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- feebleness — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
Antonyms for burnout
noun burnout
- health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
- vigor — active strength or force.
- readiness — the condition of being ready.
- ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
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