Question of the Day #860

How Building Resilience Now Helps You Avoid Burnout in the Future

From the headline of this article at Entrepreneur.

  上記の文で、burnoutの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "burnout" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 燃え尽き症候群、疲れ果てること、極度の疲労
2. 〈話〉疲れ切った人、燃え尽きた人
3. 〔ロケット・エンジンの〕燃焼終了（点）◆燃料不足や補給経路の故障による異常。
4. 〔機械の〕熱焼損、バーンアウト
5. 《金融》バーンアウト効果
6. 〔山火事延焼防止用の〕焼き払い
7. 〔タイヤの〕バーンアウト◆急発進などでタイヤが過熱して白煙を上げること。

Burnoutには多くの意味・使い方がありますが、問題文のような使い方が一番多いと思います。そして、その訳は一番です。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. the cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine
2.              
                
   1. exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration
                
   2. a person suffering from burnout
                
3. a person showing the effects of drug abuse

   

Examples

• Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout.
• We have found there is much more burnout and sickness among those who don't get help.
• Long and unpredictable work hours have led to burnout and frustration.
• The group has led other protests nationwide, saying the grueling work conditions of the pandemic have led to burnout among nurses. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022
• That practice, which started last year, comes at the risk of staff burnout, says Mr. Dougherty, while noting that many of these employees would seek out multiple jobs even if the hotel didn’t offer them. — Allison Pohle, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022

   

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