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Burn-out — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burnout noun A state of long-term physical and emotional exhaustion, often caused by chronic work stress.

Senses

Burn-out is used for these senses in English:

  • burnout (automotive) Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.

burnout — full definition

  1. noun A state of long-term physical and emotional exhaustion, often caused by chronic work stress.
  2. noun The act of spinning a stationary vehicle's wheels until they smoke.