burned-out

Questions about burned-out

What does burned-out mean?

burned-out means "exhausted as a result of longtime stress". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in burned-out?

burned-out has 3 syllables: bur-ne-d-out. The stress falls on "bur".

What is another word for burned-out?

Close synonyms include burnt-out, burnt-out, burned, burnt, burned-over. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burned-out a common word?

burned-out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.