WORN OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does worn out mean? 

• WORN OUT (adjective)
  The adjective WORN OUT has 1 sense:

1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

  Familiarity information: WORN OUT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORN OUT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

Synonyms:

dog-tired; exhausted; fagged; fatigued; gone; played out; spent; washed-out; worn-out; worn out

Context example:

you look worn out

Similar:

tired (depleted of strength or energy)

 Context examples 

They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

My dear boy, I hope you are not worn out?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He could tell her nothing new of the wonders of his presentation and knighthood; and his civilities were worn out, like his information.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

She was nervous and worn out with watching and worry, and in that unreasonable frame of mind which the best of mothers occasionally experience when domestic cares oppress them.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

It is all dark and horrid to me, for I can remember nothing; but I am full of vague fear, and I feel so weak and worn out.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Vocabulary used to capture the participants' mood included "a list of mood components such as tense, worn out, energetic, confused and lively," explained Abigail Avolio, first author of the study.

(Mental, Not Physical, Fatigue Affects Seniors' Walking Ability, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The microglial cells are responsible for clearing out old and worn out cells via a process called phagocytosis - meaning "to devour" in Greek.

(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Once more the night came on, and worn out he lay down under a bush and fell asleep.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The carriage is safe enough, if a man knows how to drive it; a thing of that sort in good hands will last above twenty years after it is fairly worn out.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Worn out with this torture of thought, I rose to my knees.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)