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worn-out

Syllables: worn·out/ˈwɔːn.aʊt//ˈwɔɹnˌaʊt/

worn-out adjective: damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.

worn-out: damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful
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Adjective

worn-out (comparative more worn-out, superlative most worn-out)

  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.
    • 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.

worn-out meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi and Arabic

worn-out in Tamil

தேய்ந்த, நீடித்துழைத்துத் தேய்ந்து போன, களைத்த, பயனறற

worn-out in Kannada

ಅನುಪಯುಕ್ತವಾದ, ಉಪಯೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾರದ, ಜೀರ್ಣಗೊಂಡ, ಬಳಲಿದ, ಆಯಾಸಗೊಂಡ, ದಣಿದಿರುವ

worn-out in Punjabi

worn-out, used, second-hand
ਪੁਰਾਣਾ purāṇā

worn-out in Arabic

damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful
بَالٍ bālin

Examples of worn-out in a sentence

  • 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 &...

Synonyms of worn-out

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Forms of worn-out

comparativemore worn-out
superlativemost worn-out

Origin of worn-out

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

Questions about worn-out

What does worn-out mean?
Worn-out means damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.
What is worn-out in Tamil?
Worn-out in Tamil is தேய்ந்த, நீடித்துழைத்துத் தேய்ந்து போன, களைத்த. See Worn-out meaning in Tamil.
How do you use worn-out in a sentence?
You can barely read the worn-out logo on those shoes.
What part of speech is worn-out?
Worn-out is an adjective.
How do you pronounce worn-out?
Worn-out is pronounced /ˈwɔːn.aʊt/ (UK).

Words near worn-out in the dictionary

  1. worn too many hats
  2. worn up
  3. worn yellow stockings
  4. worn't
  5. worn-in
  6. worn-out
  7. worne
  8. Wornham
  9. wornil
  10. wornils
  11. wornness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: worn-out (page history and authors); worn-out (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); worn-out (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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