strung-out
adjective
severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
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strung-out
American
[struhng-out]
/ ˈstrʌŋˈaʊt /
adjective
Slang.
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severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
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physically or emotionally exhausted.
strung out
British
adjective
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addicted to a drug
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(of a drug addict) suffering or distressed because of the lack of a drug
strung out
Idioms
Example Sentences
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The result is more of a strung-out patchwork than a theatrical encapsulation of Prokofiev’s 3-act, more than 2-hour score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Half the people down here look like they’re itching to tell you all about how CrossFit changed their lives, and the other half seem too strung-out to even contemplate lifting a kettlebell.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024
This was a loose, strung-out event but one graced with humor.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023
David Malukas was coming fast for the leaders, seemingly out of nowhere, late Saturday night after a long rain delay and a strung-out race.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022
My normally harried, rushed mother always turns into a strung-out retail junkie just before Turkey Day.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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