burn out — to 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/
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
💡 Concept
After months of overtime, the young developer began to burn out at his desk.
Got the picture? Now let's practice.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bɜːrn aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/bɜːn aʊt/
🌳Etymology
Rootburn
Suffix-out
🎵Rhyme
turn outlearn outearn out
turn out
learn out
earn out
🔗Collocations
employee burnout
prevent burnout
suffer from burnout
burnout syndrome
recover from burnout
burnout rate
📝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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
exhaustionfatiguedepletionoverwhelm
Antonyms
energizerefreshrevitalize
Related
stressoverworkmental healthwork-life balancerecovery
Want to master 19,000+ words?
Sign up free for flashcards & quizzes.