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   bro·ken

   /ˈbrōkən/

   verb

   • 1. past participle of break

   adjective

   • 1. having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order: "he had a broken arm" Similar smashedshatteredburstfragmentedsplinteredshiveredcrushedsnappedrenttornrupturedseparatedseveredin bitsin piecesdestroyedwreckeddemolisheddisintegratedcrackedsplitchippedinformal:in smithereens/smithersfractureddamagedinjuredmaimedOpposite wholeunbroken
   • ▪ (of a marriage or other long-term relationship) having ended. Similar failedended
   • ▪ denoting a family in which the parents are divorced or separated: "he grew up poor in a broken family"
   • ▪ (of an agreement or promise) not observed by one of the parties involved.
   • 2. (of a person) having given up all hope; despairing: "he went to his grave a broken man" Similar defeatedbeatenvanquishedoverpoweredoverwhelmedsubdueddemoralizeddispiriteddiscourageddejectedcrushedhumbleddishonoredruinedcrippled
   • 3. having breaks or gaps in continuity: "a broken white line across the road" Similar interrupteddisturbedfitfuldisrupteddisconnecteddiscontinuousfragmentaryintermittentunsettledsporadicspasmodicerratictroubledincompleteOpposite uninterrupted
   • ▪ (of speech or a language) spoken falteringly, as if overcome by emotion, or with many mistakes, as by a foreigner: "a young man talking in broken Italian" Similar haltinghesitatingdisjointedfalteringstumblingstammeringstutteringimperfectOpposite perfect
   • 4. having an uneven and rough surface: "broken ground" Similar unevenroughirregularbumpyjaggedraggedcraggyruttedpittedruttyOpposite flatsmooth

   Derivatives

   • 1. brokenly adverb
   • 2. brokenness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › brokenBroken Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BROKEN is violently separated into parts : shattered. How to use broken in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBROKEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BROKEN definition: 1. past participle of break 2. damaged, no longer able to work: 3. suffering emotional pain that…. Learn more.

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   spoken in a halting or fragmentary manner, as under emotional strain: He uttered a few broken words of sorrow. (of a relationship) split apart; not intact: a broken marriage. (of a family) disunited or divided by the prolonged or permanent absence of a parent, usually due to divorce or desertion: broken families.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › brokenBroken - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something that's broken is severely damaged — it's either split into pieces or doesn't work anymore. Your broken alarm clock is no help at all when you're trying to get to school on time! If your arm is broken, the bone is physically damaged and needs time to heal before you can use it the way you normally do.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBROKEN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   BROKEN definition: 1. damaged and separated into pieces: 2. an arm/leg, etc with a damaged bone: 3. If a machine or…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBROKEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   19 meanings: 1. → the past participle of break 2. fractured, smashed, or splintered 3. imperfect or incomplete; fragmentary 4..... Click for more definitions.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › brokenBroken - definition of broken by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured: a broken arm; broken glass. 2. Sundered by divorce, separation, or desertion of a parent or parents: children from broken homes; a broken marriage. 3. Having been violated: a broken promise. 4. a. Incomplete: a broken set of books. b.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbroken adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of broken adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › brokenbroken | meaning of broken in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    broken meaning, definition, what is broken: the past participle of break: Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBREAK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    break means to divide by means of a blow, a collision, a pull, or the like: to break a chair, a leg, a strap. To crush is to subject to (usually heavy or violent) pressure so as to press out of shape or reduce to shapelessness or to small particles: to crush a beetle.