abgespannt
worn out, mentally drained
adjective AP-ge-shpant Rare
Usage Note
Abgespannt describes a state of mental and physical fatigue after sustained effort or stress — abgespannte Nerven, sie sah abgespannt aus. It implies that tension has been maintained for too long, leaving the person depleted.
Examples
"Nach der intensiven Prüfungsvorbereitung sah sie völlig abgespannt aus."
Natural Translation
After the intensive exam preparation she looked completely drained.
Literal Translation
After the intensive exam preparation she appeared completely worn out.

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