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View definitions for burnt out

burnt out

adjective as in dissipated

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One Direction toured, released albums and worked for six years straight before the band burnt out.

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It is kind of nerve-wracking knowing that we're going to play such a big role because there's a lot of people that are just so burnt out about everything...

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“I live on one of the streets closest to the front line. Everything is burnt out around my house. My neighbours died after their home was shelled,” Vitaliy tells us, as he and his co-workers try to fix electrical lines.

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Still others have opted to be “full-time children”, returning home to their parents because they cannot find a job, or are burnt out.

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In a unique pre-game presentation, the 32-year-old’s name and cap number was set on fire, and while it slowly burnt out, Etzebeth was in tears as his team-mates sang the national anthem.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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