Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A failure in a device attributable to burning, excessive heat, or friction.
- noun The termination of rocket or jet-engine operation because of fuel exhaustion or shutoff.
- noun The point at which this termination occurs.
- noun Physical or emotional exhaustion, especially as a result of long-term stress or dissipation.
- noun One who is worn out physically or emotionally, as from long-term stress.
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- noun Using the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and
burn rubber . - noun US, slang A
marijuana addict; one whose brains have been burned out. - noun psychology The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
Etymologies
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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Today the term burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, is recognized in Europe and is a common concern among those who work in the medical or humanitarian aid fields.
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So let's call it burnout, the slow burn of being smart enough to realize there's more to life than his heretofore-singular existence of hitting balls and dreaming of Nicklaus 'majors.
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In his victory-lap news conference Thursday, Bush noted, The word 'burnout' is often times used in Washington.
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The term “burnout” was coined in the 1970s by the American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. He used it to describe the consequences of severe stress and high ideals in caregiving professions. Doctors and nurses, for example, who sacrifice themselves for others, would often end up being “burned out” – exhausted, listless, and overwhelmed. Nowadays, the term is not only used for these caregiving professions, or for the dark side of self-sacrifice. It can affect anyone, from stressed-out career-driven people and celebrities to overworked employees and homemakers.Burnout syndrome is not considered to be a separate disease by medical experts. They rather assume that the symptoms of burnout are related to other mental illnesses, and that they can increase the risk of depression, for instance. There are also very different ideas about what exactly makes up burnout, and how it can be diagnosed.
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