English dictionary
broken
adjectivePronunciation
ˈbɹəʊkən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
adjective
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
adjective
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
adjective
- lacking a part or parts
adjective
- discontinuous
adjective
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
adjective
- destroyed financially
adjective
- weakened and infirm
adjective
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
adjective
- imperfectly spoken or written
adjective
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
adjective
- topographically very uneven
adjective
- tamed or trained to obey
Example sentences
a broken mirror
a broken tooth
a broken leg
his neck is broken
broken (or unkept) promises
broken contracts
broken lines of defense
a broken cable transmission
broken sleep
tear off the stub above the broken line
a broken note
a broken set of encyclopedia
broken clouds
broken sunshine
a broken washing machine
the coke machine is broken
the coke machine is busted
the broken fortunes of the family
broken health resulting from alcoholism
troops fleeing in broken ranks
a confused mass of papers on the desk
the small disordered room
with everything so upset
broken English
brought low
a broken man
his broken spirit
broken terrain
rugged ground
a horse broken to the saddle
this old nag is well broken in