burnout

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Noun

burnout (plural burnouts)

1. (psychology) The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
2. (US, slang) A marijuana addict; one whose brains have been burned out.
3. (aerospace) 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.

Translations

• French: burn
• German: Burn-out
• Italian: burnout
• Portuguese: borrachão

Translations

• French: burn-out, surmenage, syndrome d’épuisement professionnel
• Spanish: queme, burnout

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