burnt-out
/ˌbɜːnt ˈaʊt/adjective
उच्चारण बर्न्ट आउट
थककर चूर, अत्यधिक काम से निढाल
Basic word
- 1
[not before noun]
very tired and without energy or interest because you have worked too hard for too long
थककर चूर, अत्यधिक काम से निढाल
- After the exam season, Radhika felt completely burnt-out.
- Many burnt-out teachers leave the profession early.
- He was burnt-out and needed a long holiday.
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- Constant overtime left her feeling burnt-out.
- The nurses were burnt-out after the long shift.
- He seems burnt-out and badly needs a rest.
- 2
[only before noun]
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
आग से जला हुआ, जलकर नष्ट
- The police found a burnt-out car by the road.
- Villagers stood among the burnt-out houses.
- The burnt-out shell of the factory still stood.
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- Workers cleared away the burnt-out lorry.
- A burnt-out bus blocked the road.
Synonyms gutted charred
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel burnt-out (predicative)
After be or feel, burnt-out means exhausted from working too hard for too long. It is spelt with a hyphen.
'Be' या 'feel' के बाद 'burnt-out' का अर्थ बहुत समय तक अधिक काम करने से थका हुआ है। इसे hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- Radhika felt burnt-out after the final exams.
- The teachers are burnt-out by the end of March.
burnt-out + noun (attributive)
Before a noun, it also means destroyed by fire, as in a burnt-out car or building.
संज्ञा से पहले इसका अर्थ आग से नष्ट हुआ भी है, जैसे burnt-out car या building।
- Police examined the burnt-out car on the highway.
burnt out (verb + adverb) / burn out
Without a hyphen, burn out is a phrasal verb: you burn out, or a fire burns itself out. The adjective keeps the hyphen.
बिना hyphen के 'burn out' phrasal verb है। Adjective में hyphen रहता है।
- He burnt himself out by working every night.
- The fire burnt itself out by the morning.
burnt-out + person / teacher / doctor
The word can describe a person in a stressful job who has lost interest and energy.
यह शब्द तनाव वाली नौकरी करने वाले उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन कर सकता है जिसकी रुचि और ऊर्जा खत्म हो गई हो।
- A burnt-out doctor needs rest before returning to duty.
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burnt-out + noun
carbuildingteacherexecutiveshell
- A burnt-out bus lay by the side of the road.
feel / seem + burnt-out
feelbecomeseemlookget
- By Friday he looked completely burnt-out.
adverb + burnt-out
totallycompletelymentallyemotionally
- She was emotionally burnt-out after caring for her mother.
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- After three months of night duty, the nurse was burnt-out.
तीन महीने की रात की ड्यूटी के बाद नर्स पूरी तरह थक चुकी थी।
- The burnt-out factory still smelt of smoke.
जली हुई फ़ैक्टरी में अब भी धुएँ की गंध आती थी।
- Radhika felt burnt-out and decided to rest for a week.
राधिका बहुत थका हुआ महसूस कर रही थी और उसने एक सप्ताह आराम करने का निर्णय लिया।
- A burnt-out manager makes poor decisions.
थका हुआ मैनेजर ग़लत निर्णय लेता है।
- The village school stood as a burnt-out shell after the fire.
आग के बाद गाँव का स्कूल जला हुआ ढाँचा बनकर रह गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is feeling burnt-out from her studies by years.
✓ She has been feeling burnt-out from her studies for years.
For a period up to now, use for with a perfect tense, not by.
अब तक के समय के लिए 'for' और perfect tense आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ She felt burnt-out because of too much works.
✓ She felt burnt-out because of too much work.
Work in this sense is uncountable and has no plural.
इस अर्थ में 'work' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe running out of energy, but the cause differs.
ये शब्द ऊर्जा समाप्त होने को बताते हैं, पर कारण अलग हैं।
Worn out by long stress or work, or destroyed by fire.
लंबे तनाव या काम से थका हुआ, या आग से नष्ट।
- A burnt-out teacher.
Extremely tired, usually after one hard effort.
बहुत थका हुआ, प्रायः एक कठिन प्रयास के बाद।
- She was exhausted after the run.
worn out
Very tired, or used so much that it no longer works.
बहुत थका हुआ, या इतना इस्तेमाल हुआ कि चलता नहीं।
- His shoes are worn out.
✓In the exam
Notes
Grammar: The spelling burned-out is also used, especially in American English.
Grammar: Burned-out spelling भी प्रयोग होती है, विशेषकर American English में।