burned-out

2 definitions found

burned-out - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  burned-out \burned-out\ burnt-out \burnt-out\adj. prenom.
     1. drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by
        overwork or prolonged stress; -- of people.
  
     Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged,
          exhausted, fatigued, played-out(prenominal), played
          out(predicate), spent, washed-out(prenominal), washed
          out(predicate), worn-out(prenominal), worn
          out(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire; as, barricaded
        the street with burned-out cars.
  
     Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]

burned-out - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  burned-out
      adj 1: exhausted as a result of longtime stress; "she was
             burned-out before she was 30" [syn: burned-out, burnt-  out
             ]
      2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out
         picture tube" [syn: burned-out, burnt-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" [syn:
         burned, burnt, burned-over, burned-out, burnt-out]