burnt-out adj 1: exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burned-out}] 2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" [syn: {burned-out}] 3: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn: {burned}, {burnt}, {burned-out}]