burnout
Stress-induced depletion
Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion from prolonged stress, especially at work.
The term implies having used up all your fuel—nothing left to give.
After three years of eighteen-hour days, she hit complete burnout.
Burnout also describes mechanical failure from overheating, or the moment a rocket engine depletes its fuel.
Toil to exhaustion
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- workloadAssigned task volume
grind · corporate · career · boundaries · office · nine-to-five · professional · occupational
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- wearinessState of being drained
- tirednessState of needing rest
- depletionReduction of supply
- enervationLoss of vigor
lethargy · debilitation · languor · lassitude · prostration · listlessness · torpor · sluggishness
Defeat by excess
- pressureForce upon contact
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strainExcessive stretching force
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
overload · distress · meltdown · snapping · cracking · frazzled · cortisol · fight-or-flight
Persistent inability to rest
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
disengagement · numbness · forgetfulness · concentration · withdrawal · isolation · depersonalization · negativity
Cessation of activity
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- boundariesLines marking separation
unplugging · vacation · retreat · wellness · mindfulness · meditation · resilience · recharge
overwork
Toil to exhaustion
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- deadlineTime limit for completion
workload · grind · corporate · career · boundaries · office · nine-to-five · professional · occupational · HR
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
enervation · lethargy · debilitation · languor · lassitude · prostration · listlessness · torpor · sluggishness · malaise
overwhelm
Defeat by excess
anxiety · overload · distress · meltdown · snapping · cracking · frazzled · cortisol · fight-or-flight · hypervigilance
insomnia
Persistent inability to rest
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
apathy · disengagement · numbness · forgetfulness · concentration · withdrawal · isolation · depersonalization · negativity · resentment
rest
Cessation of activity
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
boundaries · unplugging · vacation · retreat · wellness · mindfulness · meditation · resilience · recharge · recuperation
- burnoutburnt out, emotional exhaustion, exhaustion, exhausted, overwork
- career killersfiring, layoff, job loss, demotion, bad reference
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- Learning Obstaclesmotivation, plateaus, information overload, skill gaps, retention
- occupational culturework ethic, hierarchy, teamwork, mentorship, dress code
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, deadline pressure, job loss
burnoutvitality
Capacity for spirited existence
vigor · energy · liveliness · vivacity · verve
burnoutpassion
Intense emotional drive
enthusiasm · engagement · dedication · motivation · zeal
burnoutrejuvenation
Restoration of youthful vigor
revitalization · renewal · refreshment · restoration · flourishing
- job burnoutChronic work-related depletion
- caregiver burnoutHelper's emotional depletion
- teacher burnoutOccupational depletion in educators
- academic burnoutEducational stress exhaustion
- burnout culture
- burnout preventionGuarding against complete exhaustion