burnt-out meaning and definition

BURNT-OUT adjective

Definition of burnt-out (adjective)

1. exhausted as a result of longtime stress
   • "she was burned-out before she was 30"
   • synonyms: burned-out
2. inoperative as a result of heat or friction
   • "a burned-out picture tube"
   • synonyms: burned-out
3. destroyed or badly damaged by fire
   • "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "a burned-over site in the forest"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
   • synonyms: burned, burned-out, burned-over, burnt