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• worn-out
  worn-out

  adjective

  worn or used beyond repair.
• worn out
  worn out

  see wear out.

worn-out

American  

[wawrn-out, wohrn-] / ˈwɔrnˈaʊt, ˈwoʊrn- /

adjective

1. worn or used beyond repair.

2. depleted of energy, strength, or enthusiasm; exhausted; fatigued.

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worn-out British  

adjective

1. worn or used until threadbare, valueless, or useless

2. exhausted; very weary

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worn out Idioms  

1. see wear out.

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Etymology

Origin of worn-out

First recorded in 1585–95

Related Words

• battered
• crumbling
• decaying
• dilapidated
• run-down
• worn