Definition & Meaning of "burnout"in English

Burnout

a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by stress, overwork, or a lack of balance between work and personal life

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Examples

After years of working long hours without breaks, she experienced burnout and struggled to find motivation for her job.

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