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broken

  • adjective
  • brōk'ən

fragmented; in separate pieces.

Example

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

Other meanings

  1. fractured; having the bone in pieces.

  2. split or ruptured.

Related words

  • breach
  • break
  • broke
  • broken arrow
  • Broken Arrow
  • broken rice
  • broken-backed
  • broken bar
  • broken window
  • broken windows
  • broken bird
  • Broken Bow

Example sentences

  • “I was really broken at the time.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “So you have a broken back, you poor thing!”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “How do I know if I've broken a bone?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "brocen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “broken” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.