Definitions for burnout

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IPA: /ˈbɜrnˌaʊt/

Burnout is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in burnout (bnortuu).

Definitions for burnout

noun

1. a fire that is totally destructive of something.
2. Also, burn-out. fatigue, frustration, or apathy resulting from prolonged stress, overwork, or intense activity.
3. Rocketry. the termination of effective combustion in a rocket engine, due to exhaustion of propellant. the end of the powered portion of a rocket's flight.
4. Electricity. the breakdown of a lamp, motor, or other electrical device due to the heat created by the current flowing through it.

Origin of burnout

First recorded in 1900-05; noun use of verb phrase burn out

Examples for burnout

Meet the Colbert family, where the oldest sister saved herself from burnout by finally mobilizing the men in the family to help.

But the burnout described in this and so many other articles is not really a malady.

A new study shows U.S. doctors have a burnout rate of 38 percent versus 28 percent for the general population.

It would take practically absolute simultaneity to overload to the point of burnout to those Strett generators.

burnout is a real problem, with real downstream effects—poor employee performance, higher turnover, clinical depression.

burnout of the second stage came suddenly, and we heaved slightly against our belts as the springs in our seats pushed back out.