Broken

/ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/ · verb

Meaning

past participle of break.

Definitions by Sense

1. past participle of break
2. Fragmented; in separate pieces.
3. (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
4. Non-functional; not functioning properly.
5. (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
6. Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
7. (of land) Uneven.
8. (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.

Example Sentences

One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.

Local people say there were Russian and Chechen forces here.[…]Over here on the wall, one interesting detail- a single word, which someone has written in broken English: "Sori".

broken promises of neutrality

broken vows

the broken covenant

I think my doorbell is broken.

The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.

He said, "Son, when you grow up / Would you be the savior of the broken / The beaten, and the damned?"

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Word Forms

• more broken
• most broken

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