burned out

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of burn out

comparative more burned out · superlative most burned out

1. alternativeAlternative form of burnt out.

   If an employee is burned out, at the very least they may be entitled to a stress claim through their employer’s insurance.

   2021 April 30, Catherine Zuckerman, quoting Steven Azizi, “How to Beat Burnout — Without Quitting Your Job”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2021

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   Charles is burned out -- stomach cramping on receiving his new assignment, popping Dexedrine like breath mints as he acknowledges “he’d slipped to some secluded corner of the extremes, some far reach of utter imbalance.”

   2009 March 7, Paula L. Woods, “Taking a thrilling trip”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

   Your heart races when you come upon a long red light and all you see is burned out buildings and church and bar-b-que hovels.

   2015 June 4, Marta Bausells, quoting PullandKick74, “Books about Detroit: readers' picks”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015