burnout
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burn out
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Synonyms & Antonyms for burnout
Synonyms: Noun
collapse, exhaustion, fatigue, frazzle, lassitude, prostration, tiredness, weariness
Synonyms: Verb
break, bust, do in, do up, drain, exhaust, fag, fatigue, frazzle, harass, kill, knock out, outwear, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear, wear out, weary
Antonyms: Noun
refreshment, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, revitalization
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Examples of burnout in a Sentence
Noun
Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout. the burnout rate among teachers a novel about academic burnoutsVerb
working 12-hour days at that job just burned me out
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Family physicians in particular often spend more than half of their working days entering data into electronic health records—a main factor behind physical and emotional burnout, which has dire consequences, including patient deaths. — Jeremy Hsu, Quartz, "Artificial intelligence could globally revolutionize health care—unless it destroys it," 2 Aug. 2019 There were panels on burnout, harassment and mental-health struggles. — Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post, "Joana Ceddia got famous on YouTube for being a normal teen. She’s trying to stay that way.," 17 July 2019 Meanwhile, this particular rerun-fest isn’t just for Gen Z: When suffering from occasional brain burnout, my very Gen X self recently started rewatching The Office, too. — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, "TV Is Terrible," 20 June 2019 Family physicians in particular often spend more than half of their working days entering data into electronic health records — a main factor behind physical and emotional burnout, which has dire consequences, including patient deaths. — Jeremy Hsu, Smithsonian, "Will Artificial Intelligence Improve Health Care for Everyone?," 8 Apr. 2019 Someone, anyone, that can at least give them some innings to prevent a bullpen burnout. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, "MLB trade deadline: Six teams with most urgency to get a move done," 29 July 2019 There were panels on burnout, harassment and mental-health struggles. — cleveland.com, "Joana Ceddia got famous on YouTube for being a normal teen, and she’s trying to stay that way," 18 July 2019 There were panels on burnout, harassment and mental-health struggles. — Abby Ohlheiser, Twin Cities, "Joana Ceddia got famous on YouTube for being a normal teen, and she’s trying to stay that way," 18 July 2019 The Queensland Police Service released footage of the incident, which took place on April 18 last year, to warn about the dangers of 'burnouts,' an increasingly popular feature of gender reveal parties in Australia. — Emily Dixon, CNN, "Australian gender reveal party goes wrong as car bursts into flames," 9 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Arson investigators with the fire marshal's office determine the fire was started by a conveyor belt that burned out. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Channelview grain silo fire sends 4 firefighters to hospital, blaze ruled accidental," 10 June 2019 These include replacing burned out light bulbs and smoke detector batteries, simple repairs and small painting jobs. — Pomerado News, "Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotarians’ help for seniors among new president’s priorities," 19 July 2019 But if Helmstetter isn’t yet tired of Hill Country’s barbecue, he’s burned out on politics in Washington. — Tim Carman, Washington Post, "After confronting a diner in a MAGA hat, customer gets tossed from Hill Country Barbecue," 5 July 2019 Far fewer staff now report that they are burnt out. — The Economist, "The front line of England’s NHS is being reinvented," 27 June 2019 In fact, patients treated by burned out intensive care physicians have higher mortality rates. — Quartz at Work, "Young female doctors are at high risk for burnout and “self-care” is not the answer," 27 June 2019 Almost a third of San Francisco workers say they are severely burned out, according to a new study by global staffing firm Robert Half. — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, "Almost a third of San Francisco office workers say they’re severely burnt out — more than national average," 18 June 2019 Rare is the Trump Administration official who hasn’t burned out or been run out. — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, "Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders the Future of the Republican Party?," 17 June 2019 Impatient brands constantly opt to toss one name for another, and this game of designer musical chairs has talent proclaiming they are burned out. — Chavie Lieber, Vox, "The Calvin Klein brand hired big-name fashion designer Raf Simons to build relevancy. Now he’s out.," 27 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'burnout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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