worn out

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worn out

She looks worn out after a long day of work.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Extremely tired; completely exhausted: Used to describe a person or animal that has no energy left, often due to prolonged physical or mental effort. 2. Damaged or deteriorated from long use: Used to describe an object that is no longer in good condition because it has been used too much.

Examples of Usage
  • Describing a person:
    • After working a double shift, I felt completely worn out.
    • The new parents looked worn out from lack of sleep.
  • Describing an object:
    • He threw away his worn-out shoes because the soles had holes.
    • The worn-out tires needed to be replaced before the long trip.
Advanced Usage
  • "to wear someone/oneself out": This is the phrasal verb from which the adjective originates. It means to make someone extremely tired or to cause something to become damaged through use.
    • Chasing after the kids all day wears me out.
    • Constant friction will wear out the engine parts.
Variants and Related Words
  • Worn (adjective): Damaged or thinner from use. This is the past participle of "wear" and is often used similarly to "worn-out" for objects, but may imply a less severe state.
    • The worn pages of the book showed it was well-loved.
  • Wear and tear (noun phrase): The damage that happens to something through ordinary use over time.
    • The car has some minor wear and tear but runs well.
Synonyms
  • Exhausted: Completely drained of energy.
  • Fatigued: Very tired, often in a more formal or medical context.
  • Depleted: Emptied of strength or resources.
  • Threadbare: (For fabrics) Thin and tattered from overuse.
  • Dilapidated: (For buildings or structures) In a state of disrepair or ruin.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Wear down: To gradually reduce someone's resistance or an object's thickness.
    • The constant stress began to wear her down.
    • The steps have been worn down by centuries of footsteps.
Related Idioms
  • Run-down: Similar to "worn out," it can describe both a tired person and a dilapidated building or area.
    • You look really run-down; you should get some rest.
    • They lived in a run-down neighborhood.
worn out

She looks worn out after a long day of work.

Adjective
  1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
    • the day's shopping left her exhausted
    • he went to bed dog-tired
    • was fagged and sweaty
    • the trembling of his played out limbs
    • felt completely washed-out
    • only worn-out horses and cattle
    • you look worn out

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