燃(も)え尽(つ)き

もえつき
noun
burnout, being burned out
emotion
1. burnout, being burned out
A state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress or overwork, leaving a person feeling drained and unable to function effectively.
燃(も)え尽(つ)き症候群(しょうこうぐん)に注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please be careful of burnout syndrome.
仕事(しごと)を頑張(がんば)りすぎて燃(も)え尽(つ)きてしまった。
I overworked myself and burned out.
燃(も)え尽(つ)きを防(ふせ)ぐには、適度(てきど)な休息(きゅうそく)が欠(か)かせない。
Adequate rest is essential to prevent burnout.

Usage

燃(も)え尽(つ)き is the noun form of the verb 燃(も)え尽(つ)きる (to burn out completely). While the verb can describe literal burning, the noun 燃(も)え尽(つ)き is almost always used in the psychological/medical sense of burnout.

Common collocations

Cultural note

真(ま)っ白(しろ)に燃(も)え尽(つ)きた (burned out to pure white ash) echoes the famous last scene of the boxing manga あしたのジョー, and is a stock phrase for having given everything.

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