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Rareburnout
The correct spelling is burnout.
How to pronounce burnout
noun
Say it like: Bur-now-t
The correct spelling is burnout. The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
- 2.A marijuana addict; one whose brains have been burned out.
- 3.The shutoff of a rocket motor following the complete exhaustion of its fuel supply, or having been irreversibly throttled after the application of a planned delta-v.
- 4.The failure of an electrical device, usually through overheating due to the application of excessive power.
- 5.Using the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.
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