burned-out
burned-out (also burnt-out) • adj. (of a vehicle or building) destroyed or badly damaged by fire; gutted. ∎ (of an electrical device or component) having failed through overheating. ∎ (of a person) in a state of physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress: she felt burned out, an empty shell. ∎ inf. (of a teenager or other person) having dropped out; drug-using.
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