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BURN-owt/ˈbɜːnaʊt/

Burnout is extreme tiredness after long stress at work (often uncountable). Exhaustion is a close twin; tired is everyday and weaker. NHS winter: nurses warned of burnout after winter pressures.

Meaning

Extreme tiredness after long stress at work (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Nurses warned of burnout after the winter pressures.”
• “Burnout is not a synonym of a single late shift.”

Good to know

Often uncountable. Close: exhaustion. Everyday weaker: tiredness. Workplace / NHS. One word, no hyphen in most UK health news.

Near in meaning

exhaustion

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