Washed out Meaning in English

expression · lemma: wash out

US

ˈwɑʃt/ /ˈaʊt

WAWSH-owt

UK

wˈɒʃt/ /ˈaʊt

WOSH-owt

Definition

'Washed out' can mean looking very tired or pale, having faded colors, or something being ruined by rain or water.

Usage & Nuances

Commonly informal. Used for people (tired, sickly appearance), clothes (faded colors), and events (cancelled/ruined by rain). 'Feel washed out' means exhausted. Not to be confused with literal washing.

• Spanish: agotado - desteñido - arruinado (por lluvia)
• Portuguese (BR): esgotado - desbotado - destruído pela chuva
• Portuguese (PT): esgotado - desbotado - destruído pela chuva
• Chinese (Simplified): 筋疲力尽的 - 褪色的 - 冲毁的
• Chinese (Traditional): 筋疲力盡的 - 褪色的 - 沖毀的
• Hindi: थका हुआ - रंग उड़ चुका - बारिश से नष्ट
• Arabic: منهك - باهت اللون - مُتلف بسبب المطر
• Bengali: ক্লান্ত - ফ্যাকাসে - ধুয়ে যাওয়া (রঙ) - ধ্বংস হয়ে যাওয়া (বন্যা বা বৃষ্টিতে)
• Russian: измотанный - бледный - выцветший - смытый (водой)
• Japanese: 疲れ切った - 青白い - 色あせた - 流された (水や雨で)
• Vietnamese: kiệt sức - nhợt nhạt - bị phai màu - bị cuốn trôi (do nước/mưa)
• Korean: 지친 - 창백한 - 색이 바랜 - 쓸려 내려간 (비/물로)
• Turkish: yorgun - solgun - rengi solmuş - suyla/yağmurla mahvolmuş
• Urdu: بہت تھکا ہوا - زرد پڑا ہوا - رنگ پھیکا پڑ جانا - پانی یا بارش سے تباہ ہونا
• Indonesian: lelah sekali - pucat - pudar warnanya - rusak karena air/banjir

Example Sentences

I feel really washed out after working all night.

basic

Your shirt looks a bit washed out from so many washes.

basic

The road was washed out by the heavy rain last night.

basic

After the flu, she looked so washed out that her friends were worried.

natural

The festival got washed out because of the storm.

natural

Those old jeans are so washed out they're almost gray now.

natural