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   broken

   /ˈbrəʊk(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. past participle of break

   adjective

   • 1. having been broken: "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
   • 2. (of a person) having given up all hope; despairing: "he went to his grave a broken man" Similar defeatedbeatenvanquishedoverpoweredoverwhelmedsubdueddemoralizeddispiriteddiscourageddejectedcrushedhumbleddishonouredruinedcrippled
   • 3. having breaks or gaps in continuity: "a broken white line across the road" Similar interrupteddisturbedfitfuldisrupteddisconnecteddiscontinuousfragmentaryintermittentunsettledsporadicspasmodicerratictroubledincompleteOpposite uninterrupted
   • ▪ (of a language) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner: "a young man talking in broken Italian" Similar haltinghesitatingdisjointedfalteringstumblingstammeringstutteringimperfectOpposite perfect
   • 4. having an uneven and rough surface: "he pressed onwards over the broken ground" Similar unevenroughirregularbumpyjaggedraggedcraggyruttedpittedruttyOpposite flatsmooth

   Derivatives

   • 1. brokenly adverb
   • 2. brokenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, example sentences, word history, and phrases of the adjective broken, which means violently separated into parts or damaged by or as if by breaking. Find out how to cite, translate, and play with the word broken on Merriam-Webster.com.

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   Learn the meaning of broken as an adjective for something damaged, not working, or slow and inaccurate. See examples of broken in different contexts and translations in other languages.

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   Definitions of broken. adjective. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split. “a broken mirror”. “a broken tooth”. “a broken leg”. “his neck is broken ”. synonyms: damaged.