burnout

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burn out (something) | American Dictionary

burn out (something)

phrasal verb with burnverbus/bɜrn/past tense and past participleburnedus/bɜrnd, bɜrnt/burntus/bɜrnt/

(DAMAGE FROM HEAT)

to stop working because of damage from heat:
When we lost power, many refrigerators and air conditioners burned out.

burn out (someone)

phrasal verb with burnverbus/bɜrn/past tense and past participleburnedus/bɜrnd, bɜrnt/burntus/bɜrnt/

(LOSE ENERGY)

to cause someone to lose energy and enthusiasm, either from stress or because the person is working too hard:
They asked her to slow down because they don’t want her to burn out.

burn out | Business English

burn out

phrasal verb with burnverbuk /bɜːn/uspast tenseburned or UK alsoburnt
if something such as a machine burns out, it stops working because of damage from heat:
It looks like the starter motor on the car has burned out.
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to become too tired or unable to work, because of working too hard:
The relentless pressure to make money means traders burn out fast.

Examples of burn out

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The unexpected positive correlations found between equality in division of in-home roles and burn-out among husbands are also noteworthy.
On the whole, wives reported a higher level of burn-out and a lower level of marital satisfaction than did their husbands.
Surprisingly, equality in the performance of in-home roles correlated positively with burn-out among husbands.
Figure 1 indicates that in general, levels of burn-out reported by husbands and wives were relatively low.
Notably, the husbands reported a higher level of satisfaction and a lower level of burn-out than wives.
In addition, an interaction was found for wives' perceptions of equality in power relations and their husbands' level of burn-out.
Negative correlations were found between equality in family roles and burn-out among both husbands and wives.
Notably, inequality in this area may arouse feelings of neglect and create tensions that ultimately exacerbate burn-out and reduce marital satisfaction.
State of health correlated negatively with burn-out for both partners.
The more the wives reported unequal power relations, the greater the husbands' tendency toward burn-out.
As far as marital quality is concerned, the study assesses two dimensions : marital satisfaction and burn-out, or exhaustion with the marriage.
The cross-effect between wives' evaluations of equality in marital power relations and husbands' levels of burn-out is particularly noteworthy.
When these complaints persist, husbands may begin to feel burn-out.
Finally, this study has examined differences between wives and husbands in their levels of marital satisfaction and burn-out.
Following this process, even if in-home roles are ultimately divided equally, a residual tension may lead to burn-out and reduce the husband's marital satisfaction.
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