Definitions

1. noun

physical, mental, or emotional exhaustion caused by excessive stress or overwork, typically in someone with a responsible job.

“After working 100-hour weeks for three years, he experienced severe burnout and had to take a break.”

2. noun

a result or consequence, especially an undesirable one.

“The scandal led to a burnout of public trust in the company.”

3. noun

a place where coal or other fuel is burned to produce steam for driving machinery.

“The factory had a large burnout system for powering its machinery.”

4. verb

to burn or be burned out, especially in a controlled manner.

“The engineer had to burn out the old engine to make way for the new one.”

5. verb

to cause (something) to burn or be burned out.

“The high temperature would burn out the wiring in a matter of minutes.”

6. verb

to reduce or eliminate (something), especially a substance or a feature.

“The new policy aimed to burn out the old bureaucratic system.”