burnouts

Overwork's eventual toll

Burnouts is the plural of burnout, covering both senses.

A burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion from prolonged stress, especially at work: The tech industry has high rates of burnouts among young employees.

Burnout also names a person who seems mentally depleted, often from drug use: The old burnouts still hang around the skate park.

workplace

exhaustion

State of utter depletion

fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
overwhelmDefeat by excess
stressPressure, mental or vocal

overwork · depletion · cynicism · disengagement · depersonalization · detachment · turnover · resignation · attrition · absenteeism

dragracing

smoke

Airborne combustion byproduct

tiresRubber wheel coverings
rubberElastic polymer from trees
wheelieRiding on rear tire

dragster · launch · acceleration · raceway · horsepower · nitrous · turbo · clutch · gearshift · staging

electrical

fuse

Protective melting wire

circuitClosed electrical pathway
overloadBurden beyond capacity
shortOf limited extent

wiring · filament · surge · voltage · amp · transformer · breaker · socket · blown · malfunction

slang

dropout

One who quits early

washoutComplete failure or cancellation
deadbeatPerson avoiding owed payments
loserDefeated competitor

stoner · underachiever · flameout · failure · quitter · bum · slacker · waster · has-been · wreck

burnouts

exhaustion

smoke

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