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- [wawrn, wohrn out]
- /wɔrn, woʊrn aʊt/
- /wɔːn ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wawrn, wohrn out]
- /wɔrn, woʊrn aʊt/
Definitions of worn-out word
- adjective worn-out worn or used beyond repair. 1
- adjective worn-out depleted of energy, strength, or enthusiasm; exhausted; fatigued. 1
- adjective worn-out Damaged due to hard or continued use or exposure until no longer useful or effective. 0
- adjective worn-out Exhausted or fatigued from exertion. 0
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Origin of worn-out
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Worn-out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
worn-out popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for worn-out
adj worn-out
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
adjective worn-out
- careworn — A person who looks careworn looks worried, tired, and unhappy.
- curer — A healer.
- etiolated — (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.
- grungy — ugly, run-down, or dilapidated: a grungy, abandoned mill town.
- haggard — having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
noun worn-out
- dulled — Simple past tense and past participle of dull.
See also
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