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Meaning of burnout

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

burnout

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noun

Definitions

  1. The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.

  2. A marijuana addict; one whose brains have been burned out.

  3. The shutoff of a rocket motor following the complete exhaustion of its fuel supply, or having been irreversibly throttled after the application of a planned delta-v.

  4. The failure of an electrical device, usually through overheating due to the application of excessive power.