different between burnout vs exhaustion

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase burn out.

Pronunciation

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

Anagrams

• outburn

Finnish

Noun

burnout

1. (psychology) burnout

Declension

English

Etymology

From exhaust +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???z??s.t??n/

Noun

exhaustion (usually uncountable, plural exhaustions)

1. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

2. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

3. (dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
4. (dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
5. (mathematics) An exhaustive procedure

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:fatigue

Derived terms

• proof by exhaustion

Related terms

• exhaust
• exhaustedness

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