broken
bro·ken
adj \ˈbrō-kən\Definition of BROKEN
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: violently separated into parts : shattered
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: damaged or altered by breaking: as a : having undergone or been subjected to fracture <a broken leg> b of land surfaces : being irregular, interrupted, or full of obstacles c : violated by transgression <a broken promise> d : discontinuous, interrupted e : disrupted by change f of a tulip flower : having an irregular, streaked, or blotched pattern especially from virus infection
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a : cut off : disconnected b : imperfectly spoken or written <broken English>
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: not complete or full <a broken bale of hay>
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: disunited by divorce, separation, or desertion of one parent <children from broken homes> <a broken family>
— bro·ken·ly adverb
— bro·ken·ness \-kə(n)-nəs\ noun
See Examples of BROKEN
- The street was covered with broken glass.
- <a broken vase that could not be repaired>
Origin of BROKEN
Middle English, from Old English brocen, from past participle of brecan to break
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to BROKEN
Related Words: blasted, detonated, exploded; cracked, slivered, splintered, split; collapsed, imploded; demolished, destroyed, devastated, pulverized, ruinate, ruined, wrecked; damaged, defaced, disintegrated, dynamited, mangled, mutilated; eradicated, exterminated, extirpated, obliterated, wiped out; breakable, brittle, delicate, fragile, frail, frangible
Near Antonyms: fixed, healed, mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed, repaired; infrangible, unbreakable
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