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Definition of Burnout
1. Noun. Using the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber. ¹
2. Noun. (US slang) A pot addict; one whose brains have been burned out. ¹
3. Noun. (psychology) The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burnout
1. a destructive fire [n -S]
Medical Definition of Burnout
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Burnout
Literary usage of Burnout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supervising Child Protective Services Caseworkers by Thomas D. Morton, Marsha K. Salus (1995)
"Causes of burnout burnout usually occurs because of organizational factors ...
There are a variety of organizational factors that may contribute to burnout, ..."
2. Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues by Kathleen C. Faller (1995)
"Avoiding burnout There is no denying that work in the field of sexual abuse is
extremely stressful and may lead to burnout. There are four characteristics ..."
3. Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention by James M. Jr. Gaudin (1995)
"PREVENTING burnout Polansky, et al. have described the contagious apathy of ...
The result is often a burnout syndrome that manifests itself through ..."
4. Mentoring Across Boundaries: Helping Beginning Teachers Succeed in by Jean Boreen, Donna Niday, Mary K. Johnson (2003)
"... Mentoring to Avoid burnout with Susan Kimball and Sarah Brown Wessling he
trials and challenges of beginning teaching—planning units, responding to ..."
5. The Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Prevention and Treatment of by Marilyn S. Peterson (1995)
"Freudenberger suggests that burnout may be manifest as "waning enthusiasm,
irritability, and feelings of disengagement caused by stress, pressure, ..."
6. Treatment of Opiate Addiction Using Methadone: A Counselor's Manual by Michael J. McCann, Richard A. Rawson, Jeanne L. Obert (1995)
"There are some safeguards that can reduce the likelihood of burnout. Take care
of yourself. As in any other caregiving occupation, it becomes impossible to ..."
7. Treatment For Abused And Neglected Children: Infancy To Age 18 by Cynthia Winn (2004)
"Stress and burnout are the most commonly recognized terms to describe professionals'
reactions. Stress is viewed as having physiological, ..."
8. Handbook For The Operation And Maintenance Of Hospital Medical Waste by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"As with other operational problems, the causes of incomplete burnout can be ...
Primary burner malfunction causes incomplete burnout because the primary ..."
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