burnt-out

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burnt-out

A firefighter stands before a burnt-out car.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Destroyed or made inoperative by fire or excessive heat: Refers to something that has been severely damaged or has ceased to function due to being consumed by fire or subjected to extreme heat. 2. Exhausted from prolonged stress or overwork: Describes a state of physical, emotional, or mental exhaustion resulting from long-term stress, demanding work, or intense activity.

Usage and Examples
  • Meaning 1 (Destroyed by fire/heat):
    • Firefighters surveyed the burnt-out shell of the factory.
    • The burnt-out circuit board needed to be replaced.
  • Meaning 2 (Exhausted from stress):
    • After working 80-hour weeks for a year, she felt completely burnt-out.
    • Many healthcare workers are experiencing burnt-out feelings.
Advanced Usage and Notes
  • The term is commonly applied to people in high-pressure professions (e.g., teachers, executives, caregivers) to describe a state beyond ordinary tiredness, often involving cynicism, detachment, and reduced efficacy.
  • It can describe objects that have failed due to overheating, such as electrical components or engine parts.
Variants and Related Words
  • Burn out (verb phrase): The process of becoming exhausted or destroyed by heat.
    • The motor will burn out if you overload it.
    • He burned out after a decade in the finance industry.
  • Burnout (noun): The condition or experience of being burnt-out.
    • She took a leave of absence due to burnout.
Synonyms
  • For meaning 1 (destroyed): gutted, fire-damaged, charred, incinerated.
  • For meaning 2 (exhausted): exhausted, drained, fatigued, spent, worn out.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • To burn oneself out: To exhaust oneself through overwork.
    • He burned himself out trying to meet every deadline perfectly.
burnt-out

A firefighter stands before a burnt-out car.

Adjective
  1. destroyed or badly damaged by fire
    • a row of burned houses
    • a charred bit of burnt wood
    • a burned-over site in the forest
    • barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
  2. inoperative as a result of heat or friction
    • a burned-out picture tube
  3. exhausted as a result of longtime stress
    • she was burned-out before she was 30

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