Definitions

burnout

[burn-out] / ˈbɜrnˌaʊt /

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exhaustion n.
fatigue n.
nervous breakdown n.
prostration n.
tiredness n.
drug addict n.
stoner n.

NOUN

exhaustion

Synonyms

STRONG

collapse consumption debilitation debility enervation expenditure fatigue feebleness lassitude prostration weariness

Antonyms

STRONG

ability health strength vigor

WEAK

energy liveliness readiness

NOUN

fatigue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lethargy weakness weariness

STRONG

debility dullness enervation ennui exhaustion faintness feebleness heaviness languor lassitude listlessness

WEAK

fatigation overtiredness

Antonyms

STRONG

ability energy health liveliness strength vigor

WEAK

freshness spirit

NOUN

nervous breakdown

Synonyms

WEAK

clinical depression collapse crack-up depression emotional collapse freak out mental collapse nervous exhaustion nervous prostration neurasthenia neurosis shattered nerves

NOUN

prostration

Synonyms

STRONG

collapse fatigue lassitude tiredness weariness

NOUN

tiredness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fatigue weariness

STRONG

collapse consumption debilitation debility enervation expenditure feebleness lassitude prostration

Antonyms

STRONG

ability health strength

NOUN

drug addict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addict drug user substance abuser user

STRONG

junkie

WEAK

dopehead doper drug abuser drug fiend druggie freak hophead narcotics addict space cadet

NOUN

stoner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dopehead doper druggie hophead pothead

STRONG

addict drug abuser drug addict drug user junkie narcotics addict user

WEAK

drug fiend

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burnout

I got Finch burnout faster than burnout from my actual day-to-day life.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Well, burnout is a way of telling you that your form of activism was perhaps not very full circle,” she continued.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Burnout and depression are distinct conditions, and the WHO does not consider burnout to be a mental health condition or illness.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Some workforces have raised concerns about staff members leaving jobs due to burnout, including midwifery and teaching.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

I had heard the burnout rumors as just the kind of complaints that always swirl around strong personalities.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

burnout

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