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burnt out

verb burned out

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of burn out

adjective more burnt out · most burnt out · burned out

  1. Completely damaged by fire or heat.
  2. Overworked to the point of exhaustion.

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adj overworked to the point of exhaustion

Françaisépuisé, surmené

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"burnt out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burnt%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{burnt_out_2026,
  title = {burnt out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burnt%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}