Definition of burnout
1 : the cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine; also : the point at which burnout occurs
2a : exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustrationb : a person suffering from burnout
3 : a person showing the effects of drug abuse
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Examples of burnout in a Sentence
Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout.
the burnout rate among teachers
a novel about academic burnouts
Recent Examples of burnout from the Web
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Millennial women in particular are experiencing burnout and higher rates of depression.
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Manning said, referencing their historic last-quarter burnout that gave the game to the New England Patriots.
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But in the end, Truex indeed was spewing victory burnout smoke over the grandstands at Kentucky Speedway.
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In firefighting terminology, a burnout is when a fire is started inside the fire control line in an effort to consume fuel from the edge of the fire to the control line, according to the USDA Forest Service.
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After a journey through many traditional medical disciplines, her diagnosis was just burnout — no cancer, no stroke, no sneaky diabetes.
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Depression, burnout and suicide occur at higher rates in the medical profession than in many other fields, experts note.
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Jackson said residents have been evacuated and are getting assistance from the burnout fund.
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Editorials in top journals across medicine have cited administrative workloads as part of the reason for the alarming rates of burnout in the profession.
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First Known Use of burnout
1940
BURNOUT Defined for English Language Learners
burnout
playDefinition of burnout for English Language Learners
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: the condition of someone who has become very physically and emotionally tired after doing a difficult job for a long time
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: a person who suffers burnout
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: the time when a jet or rocket engine stops working because there is no more fuel available
Medical Dictionary
burnout
playMedical Definition of burnout
1a: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustrationb: a person affected with burnout
2: a person showing the effects of drug abuse
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