burned-out

[ burnd-out ]

adjective

1. rendered unserviceable or ineffectual by maximum use; consumed:

   Check your outdoor lights and replace any burned-out bulbs.

2. exhausted or made listless through overwork, stress, or intemperance.
3. deprived of one's regular place to live, work, etc., by a destructive fire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burned-out¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The agency does not have the staff or budget to regularly inspect streetlights to identify dangerously loose caps or other problems, or to swiftly fix burned-out or vandalized lights.

From Los Angeles Times

A few weeks later it was a burned-out shell.

From BBC

Less than a generation ago, South Korea held an unenviable distinction it has since tried to shed: land of the burned-out workers.

From Los Angeles Times

Until the administration gives the support a football team at this great university deserves and quits hiring inexperienced or lazy, burned-out head coaches, things will only get worse.

From Los Angeles Times

Two men found dead in a burned-out car in Malmö have been confirmed as British nationals reported missing in July.

From BBC

Related Words

• annoyed
• bored
• distressed
• drained
• exasperated
• fatigued
• irritated
• overworked
• sleepy
• stale