strung out

/strʌŋ aʊt/
adjective
  1. Exhausted and unable to function normally, especially due to drug use or extreme stress.
    • The character in the movie was strung-out and desperate.
    • She felt strung-out from the pressure of work and family.
    • After days without sleep, he looked completely strung-out.
  2. Spread out over a long distance or period.
    • Their vacation plans were strung-out over three weeks.
    • The houses were strung-out along the narrow valley.
    • The parade was strung-out for nearly a mile.
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