Burnout Meaning
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)naʊt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
nounA person who has the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest.
Sentence Examples
The teacher experienced a burnout.
Tom runs the risk of burnout in his current job.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After working 80-hour weeks, he suffered from severe ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Working too many hours without a break can lead to serious ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English burn outdeverb. English burnout Deverbal from burn out.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"High on the list of proposals educators said they support to combat burnout – after raising salaries and hiring more teachers — was providing additional mental health and behavioral support for students, according to the 2022 NEA survey."
— 2023 May 31, Annette Choi, “Teachers are calling it quits amid rising school violence, burnout and stagnating salaries”, in CNN:
"Then in his late 30s, he [Neal Cassady] was already a visibly ravaged shadow of Kerouac’s heroically defiant rebel and well on his way to becoming the kind of babbling burnout you don’t want to sit next to on any bus trip, magical or not."
— 2011 August 4, Stephen Holden, “Stoned Archive: Wild Ride Of the Merry Pranksters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After working 80-hour weeks, he suffered from severe ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Working too many hours without a break can lead to serious ____.