broken
Fragmented; in separate piecesFragmented; in separate pieces.
Meaning
17 sensesFragmented; in separate pieces.
One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
My arm is broken!
The ground was littered with broken bones.
gebrochen
Split or ruptured.
A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.
aufgerissen
Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
gestrichelt
Interrupted; not continuous.
Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
Tomorrow: broken skies.
Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
Breached; violated; not kept.
broken promises of neutrality
broken vows
Non-functional; not functioning properly.
I think my doorbell is broken.
Non-functional; not functioning properly.
Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
unterbrochen
(informal)Badly designed or implemented.
This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.
gebrochen, zerstückelt
ла́манийlámanyj
Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
Translations
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By meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English broken, from Old English brocen, ġebrocen, from Proto-Germanic *brukanFrom Middle English broken, from Old English brocen, ġebrocen, from Proto-Germanic *brukanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”). Cognate with Dutch gebroken (“broken”), German Low German broken (“broken”), German gebrochen (“broken”). Morphologically broke + -n.
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Forms
more broken, most broken| Comparative | more broken Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most broken Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
147 synonyms- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded:unkept
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’):busted
- destroyed financially:wiped outimpoverished
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion:confuseddisorderedupset
- subdued or brought low in condition or status:crushedhumbledhumiliatedlow
- topographically very uneven:rugged
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
50 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form