burned-out (adj.)

  1. exhausted as a result of longtime stress; she was burned-out before she was 30

    [ Syn: burnt-out ]

  2. inoperative as a result of heat or friction; a burned-out picture tube

    [ Syn: burnt-out ]

  3. destroyed or badly damaged by fire; a row of burned houses; a charred bit of burnt wood; a burned-over site in the forest; barricaded the street with burnt-out cars

    [ Syn: burned , burnt , burned-over , burnt-out ]

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