Burnt-out

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  burned-out \burned-out\ burnt-out \burnt-out\adj. prenom.
     1. drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by
        overwork or prolonged stress; -- of people.
  
     Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged,
          exhausted, fatigued, played-out(prenominal), played


          out(predicate), spent, washed-out(prenominal), washed
          out(predicate), worn-out(prenominal), worn
          out(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire; as, barricaded
        the street with burned-out cars.
  
     Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  burnt-out
       adj 1: exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was
              burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burned-out}]
       2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out
          picture tube" [syn: {burned-out}]
       3: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned
          houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the
          street with burnt-out cars" [syn: {burned}, {burnt}, {burned-out}]