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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As a physician who worked in internal medicine and hospice care, she was prompted to walk, in part, to recover from career burnout.
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The report notes research showing that second jobs can lead to stress and burnout, and Ferguson wrote that allowing unreported second jobs could deprive the department of a tool for spotting red flags that could suggest corruption.
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With animation and superheroes overcrowding the multiplex, the burnout factor looms large for an animated superhero.
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Second-stage acceleration would peak at 35 times the pull of Earth’s gravity just before burnout.
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1940
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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