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burn outto become extremely tired, stressed, or exhausted from overwork

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to become extremely tired, stressed, or exhausted from overwork

Pronunciation (IPA): /bɜːrn aʊt/

Korean meaning: 과로로 인해 극도로 피곤하거나 스트레스를 받아 지치다

Korean pronunciation: **번** 아웃

Example Sentences

  • My laptop's battery burned out after I played games for 12 hours straight - just like my brain!
  • The CEO experienced severe burnout and decided to take a sabbatical.
  • After binge-watching 50 episodes of drama, even my TV seems to have burnout.

burn out

VERB

//bɜːrn aʊt//

to become extremely tired, stressed, or exhausted from overwork

burn out concept
💡 Concept

to become extremely tired, stressed, or exhausted from overwork

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bɜːrn aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/bɜːn aʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootburn
Suffix-out

Origin

1960년대에 심리학자 Herbert Freudenberger가 처음 사용한 용어로, 불이 타서 꺼지는 물리적 현상을 인간의 정신적 소진에 비유한 표현

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🎵Rhyme

turn outlearn outearn out
turn out
learn out
earn out

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My laptop's battery burned out after I played games for 12 hours straight - just like my brain!

The CEO experienced severe burnout and decided to take a sabbatical.

😄 Fun example

After binge-watching 50 episodes of drama, even my TV seems to have burnout.

Healthcare workers are particularly vulnerable to burnout during pandemics.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

exhaustionfatiguedepletionoverwhelm

Antonyms

energizerefreshrevitalize

Related

stressoverworkmental healthwork-life balancerecovery