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Burnout

State of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive stress.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The lightbulb had a burnout.

✓ Correct

After working 80-hour weeks for a year, he hit total burnout.

The ruleii

BURNOUT = more than just being tired.

Often used colloquially for 'tired,' but real burnout is debilitating.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

The flame went out.

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