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burnout

Definition

  • noun: the condition of someone who has become very physically and emotionally tired after doing a difficult job for a long time
  • noun: the cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine

Examples

  • Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer/experience 'burnout'.

  • the 'burnout' rate among teachers

  • a novel about academic 'burnouts'

Movie quotes

  • (..) varsity jocks, unfriendly black hotties, girls who eat their feelings, girls who don't eat anything, desperate wannabes, burnouts, sexually active band geeks, the greatest people you will ever meet and the worst. Beware of The Plastics. (..)
    2004 Mean Girls