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worn-out en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈwɔːn.aʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwɔɹnˌaʊt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From worn (adjective; and past participle of wear) + out.

Meanings

1. Damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.
   • There is no challenge in fighting a worn-out old man.
   • You can barely read the worn-out logo on those shoes.
   • Her feet were frosted from exposure, in her old worn-out shoes, and it was only a question of time as to when she would succumb and be carried to the hospital. 1888, Donn Piatt, “The Sales-Lady of the City”, in The Lone Grave of the Shenandoah and Other Tales, Chicago, Ill.; […]: Belford, Clarke & Co., →OCLC, page 91:
   • He still wears his old worn-out shoes.
2. Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
   • The worn-out soccer players lined up to congratulate the other team.

Forms

Relateds

outworn · wear · wear out · wear off · wear down · wear away · wear thin

Synonyms

defective · heavyeyed · buggered · ragged · stale · fatigued · rough · played out · beat · wasted · tired · busted · forlagen · spent · wrecksome · done in · outworn · out of gas · passé · wrecked · bone-tired · worn out · tired out · pumped · stuffed · done · sleepy · gassed · dog-weary · pooped out · shagged · ravaged · drained · fagged out · bleareyed · weakened · fucked · tuckered out · worn · shabby · washed out · weary · outworn · worn · dilapidated · shot · whacked · pooped · bushed · worsened · shagged out · run-down · faulty · done up · forworn · weariful · nadgered · enervated · raddled · clapped out · past one's prime · knackered · rinky-dink · languid · jiggered · cream crackered · banjaxed · Kerry Packered · tired · whipped · wappened · jaded · damaged · fried · exhausted · dead tired · worn-out · past it · shattered · forfairn · zonked · effete · bleary-eyed · bleary · deteriorated · dog-tired · tuckered · unimproved · wrecked · knacked · munted · tired

Translations (98)

pl padnięty (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · pt moído (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · mi petapeta (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · mi wherū (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ru изно́шенный (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · bg изтощен (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · cmn 筋疲力盡 /筋疲力尽 (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · pt gasto (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · fi uupunut (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · pl zużyty (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · fr épuisé (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · kk тозған (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · de erschöpft (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · es hecho fosfatina (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · da udkørt (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ru истощённый (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · es deteriorado (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · pl wyczerpany (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ja ぼろぼろ (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ja ぼろぼろ (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · nb utkjørt (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · cs opotřebovaný (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · sv utsliten (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · nn utsliten (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · fr usé (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · nb nedslitt (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · cs obnošený (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · es tronado (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ja おんぼろ (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · es desgastado (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · nb nedslitt (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · la effētus (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · da udslidt (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ru изму́ченный (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · fi kulunut (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · xal элңкә (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · pt exausto (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · de schlapp (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · it logoro (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · it consunto (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ar بَالٍ (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · pl zniszczony (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ru потёртый (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ru изнурённый (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · bg изхабен (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · la trītus (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · es exhausto (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · mi ngawhewhe (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · pl zmęczony (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · mi taiwherū (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · da færdig (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · sv uttjänad (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · la dēfectus (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · de abgenutzt (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · gl escarallado (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · it esausto (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · it distrutto (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · nb utslitt (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ja 使い古した (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · cmn 破舊 /破旧 (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · es gastado (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · mi nonewa (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · pl wysłużony (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ota یورغون (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ca gastat (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · mi ngawhingawhi (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ca tronat (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · it stanco (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ga seanchaite (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · cmn 破爛 /破烂 (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · bg износен (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · fr claqué (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ru обветша́лый (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · uk зму́чений (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · ga tuirseach traochta (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · es agotado (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · mi nonewa (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · fr crevé (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · da nedslidt (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · nb utslitt (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · pt desgastado (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · ca deteriorat (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · sv utmattad (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · gl derreado (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · cic taha (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · mi taiwherū (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · mi ngawhingawhi (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · pt puído (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · mi waitau (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · cic taha (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · nn utsliten (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · it consumato (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · eo eluzita (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · pl zużyty (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · it spossato (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · kix thīeh (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful) · eo elĉerpita (of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion) · it usurato (damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful)