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burned-out

adjective
\ ˈbərnd-ˈau̇t How to pronounce burned-out (audio) , ˈbərnt-ˈau̇t\
variants: or burnt-out \ ˈbÉ™rnt-​ˈau̇t How to pronounce burnt-out (audio) \

Definition of burned-out

1 : worn-out also : exhausted
2 : destroyed by fire a burned-out building

First Known Use of burned-out

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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