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Meaning of broken in English
Pronunciation
/ˈbroʊkən/
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Classifying Adjective
broken
Definitions
1.
subdued or brought low in condition or status
Examples
« brought low »
« a broken man »
« his broken spirit »
Synonyms
humble
2.
tamed or trained to obey
Examples
« a horse broken to the saddle »
« this old nag is well broken in »
Synonyms
tame
tamed
3.
topographically very uneven
Examples
« broken terrain »
« rugged ground »
Synonyms
rough
unsmooth
4.
imperfectly spoken or written
Examples
« broken English »
Synonyms
imperfect
5.
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Examples
« troops fleeing in broken ranks »
« a confused mass of papers on the desk »
« the small disordered room »
« with everything so upset »
Synonyms
disorganized
disorganised
6.
weakened and infirm
Examples
« broken health resulting from alcoholism »
Synonyms
impaired
7.
destroyed financially
Examples
« the broken fortunes of the family »
Synonyms
destroyed
8.
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
Examples
« a broken washing machine »
« the coke machine is broken »
« the coke machine is busted »
Synonyms
damaged
9.
discontinuous
Examples
« broken clouds »
« broken sunshine »
Synonyms
distributed
10.
lacking a part or parts
Examples
« a broken set of encyclopedia »
Synonyms
incomplete
uncomplete
Qualitative Adjective
broken
Definitions
1.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
Examples
« or legally or emotionally destroyed »
« a broken mirror »
« a broken tooth »
« a broken leg »
« his neck is broken »
« children from broken homes »
« a broken marriage »
« a broken heart »
Synonyms
breached
busted
chipped
cracked
crumbled
fragmented
crushed
ground
dissolved
fractured
shattered
smashed
splintered
split
Antonyms
unbroken
2.
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
Examples
« broken lines of defense »
« a broken cable transmission »
« broken sleep »
« tear off the stub above the broken line »
« a broken note »
« broken sobs »
Synonyms
broken-field
dashed
dotted
fitful
interrupted
off-and-on(a)
halting
Antonyms
unbroken
3.
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
Examples
« broken (or unkept) promises »
« broken contracts »
Antonyms
unbroken
kept