drained

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der.

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *draugiz

Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną

Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn

Old English drēahnian

Middle English *dreinen

English drain

English -ed

English drained

From drain + -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɹeɪnd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪnd

Adjective

drained (comparative more drained, superlative most drained)

1. Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.

   Synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued

   I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.

2. Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.

   Synonyms: dead, flat; see also Thesaurus:depleted

Derived terms

• nondrained
• undrained

Translations

Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered

• Finnish: väsynyt (fi)

empty of charge; discharged

• Finnish: tyhjä (fi)

Verb

drained

1. simple past and past participle of drain

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: अपवाहित (hi) (apvāhit)

Anagrams

• dandier, indread, nadired