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broken en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹoʊ.kɪn/ (General-American)
(US) audio
/ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
brōk'ən (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈbɹoʊ.kən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From 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.

Meanings

Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- 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". 2022 September 15, 2:33 from the start, in President Zelensky visits frontline as Ukraine reclaims more territory - BBC News, BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2022:
- One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.
(of a bone or body part) Fragmented; in separate pieces. ▸ Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- My arm is broken!
- The ground was littered with broken bones.
(of skin) Fragmented; in separate pieces. ▸ Split or ruptured.
- A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.
(of a line) Fragmented; in separate pieces. ▸ Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
(of sleep) Fragmented; in separate pieces. ▸ Interrupted; not continuous.
- Then the circle would lie down again, and here and there a wolf would resume its broken nap. 1906 May–October, Jack London, White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC:
(of the sky) Fragmented; in separate pieces. ▸ Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- Tomorrow: broken skies.
(of a melody) Fragmented; in separate pieces. ▸ Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- A cuckoo sat on a gate-post singing his broken June tune[.] 1906, Rudyard Kipling, Puck of Pook's Hill, London: Penguin Books, published 1994, page 9:
(of a promise, qualifier:etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- the broken covenant
- broken promises of neutrality
- broken vows
Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- I think my doorbell is broken.
(of an electronic connection) Non-functional; not functioning properly. ▸ Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
(informal) Non-functional; not functioning properly. ▸ Badly designed or implemented.
- This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.
(of language) Non-functional; not functioning properly. ▸ Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- His conversation was in French with Mailey and Roxton, who both spoke the language well, but he had to fall back upon broken English with Malone, who could only utter still more broken French in reply. 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- Don't say it in Russian / Don't say it in German / Say it in broken English 1979, “Broken English”, performed by Marianne Faithfull:
(US, colloquial, of a situation) Non-functional; not functioning properly. ▸ Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- Oh man! That is just broken!
(of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- He said, "Son, when you grow up / Would you be the savior of the broken / The beaten, and the damned?" 2006, “Welcome to the Black Parade”, in The Black Parade, performed by My Chemical Romance:
- And oh, maybe I see a part of me in them / The missing piece, always trying to fit in / The shattered heart, hungry for a home / No, you're not alone / I love the broken ones / I love the broken ones 2011, Dia Frampton, “The Broken Ones”, in Red, performed by Dia Frampton:
- The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.
Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
(of land) Uneven.
- All that day they rode into broken land. The prairie with its grass and rolling hills was behind them, and they entered a sparse, dry, rocky country, full of draws and short cañons and ominous buttresses. 2005, Will Cook, Until Darkness Disappears, page 54:
(of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- This item is incredibly broken. I win almost every run I get to use it.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most broken	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more broken	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

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fi melko pilvinen (meteorology: five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds) · mr बिघडलेली (not working properly) · rgn rót (not whole; fragmented) · fr rompu (not whole; fragmented) · es estropeado (not working properly) · de aufgerissen (of skin: split or ruptured) · li kepót (not whole; fragmented) · tr kırık (not whole; fragmented) · sa भग्न (not whole; fragmented) · izh poikkinain (not whole; fragmented) · tl bali-bali (of a line: dashed) · gl quebrado (not whole; fragmented) · ca avariat (not working properly) · fr discontinu (of a line: dashed) · sv bruten (poorly spoken) · de gebrochen (poorly spoken) · fi murrettu (poorly spoken) · nl defect (not working properly) · fi mäsä (not working properly) · ca malforjat (of software: badly designed or implemented) · cmn specifically as in 虛線 /虚线 (of a line: dashed) · bg прекъснат (disconnected) · mi whati (not whole; fragmented) · pt fraturado (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · de zerklüftet (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · tpi bruk (of skin: split or ruptured) · nl afgebroken (disconnected) · pt estragado (not working properly) · mr मोडलेला (not whole; fragmented) · de defekt (not working properly) · ky иштебеген (not whole; fragmented) · ang brocen (not whole; fragmented) · he שבור (not whole; fragmented) · ky бузулган (not whole; fragmented) · fr cassé (not working properly) · mi whati (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · da defekt (not working properly) · ccc katsala'taka (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · hu szaggatott (of a line: dashed) · fi murtunut (completely defeated and dispirited) · es irregular (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · ky бузук (not whole; fragmented) · de gebrochen (completely defeated and dispirited) · chr ᎤᏲᏨᎢ (not whole; fragmented) · tpi bruk (not whole; fragmented) · ar مَكْسُور (not whole; fragmented) · vi hỏng (not working properly) · sv pank (having no money) · nl gebroken (completely defeated and dispirited) · fi rikki (not working properly) · hy կոտրված (not whole; fragmented) · es roto (sports and gaming: very powerful) · ky жеңилген (not whole; fragmented) · mr तुटलेले (not whole; fragmented) · nl gebroken (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · mi pūkani (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · fi särkynyt (not whole; fragmented) · ko 깨진 (not whole; fragmented) · es bruja (having no money) · la ruptus (not whole; fragmented) · ca abrupte (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · fi katkennut (disconnected) · eo disrompita (not whole; fragmented) · yi צעבראָכן (not whole; fragmented) · tr kırık (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · tpi bruk (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · ky жараланган (not whole; fragmented) · tr bozuk (not working properly) · vi vỡ (not whole; fragmented) · mi pūkanikani (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · es roto (not whole; fragmented) · ms rosak (not working properly) · fi prakannut (not working properly) · tl sira (not working properly) · ca fracturat (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · la frāctus (not whole; fragmented) · nl kapot (not working properly) · nl verbroken (disconnected) · cmn 破碎 (not whole; fragmented) · he רָצוּץ (poorly spoken) · fr petit-nègre (poorly spoken) · ca trencat (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · es macarrónico (poorly spoken) · el άφραγκος (having no money) · fr traitillé (of a line: dashed) · fr brisé (completely defeated and dispirited) · sv bruten (not whole; fragmented) · ro stricat (not working properly) · ro rupt (not whole; fragmented) · fa شکسته (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · ca tallat (of skin: split or ruptured) · acw مُكَسَّر (poorly spoken) · mr तुटलेली (not whole; fragmented) · ca pelat (having no money) · hu felszakadt (of skin: split or ruptured) · ro frânt (not whole; fragmented) · mr खराब (of software: badly designed or implemented) · fi puhki (having no money) · fr pété (not working properly) · sv bruten (disconnected) · pl przerywany (of a line: dashed) · nl blut (having no money) · nl gebroken (poorly spoken) · nl gepluimd (having no money) · fr coupé (disconnected) · ota باتقین (having no money) · sl zlomljen (completely defeated and dispirited) · el κομμένος (disconnected) · de zerbrochen (not whole; fragmented) · mi whakanokenoke (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · izh rikkinäin (not whole; fragmented) · sh slomljen (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · fr brisé (not whole; fragmented) · ro lefter (having no money) · mr खंडित (not whole; fragmented) · ky сынган (not whole; fragmented) · tl basag (not whole; fragmented) · hu elromlott (not working properly) · cs rozbitý (not working properly) · ja 壊れた (not whole; fragmented) · es cortado (of skin: split or ruptured) · mr बिघडलेले (not working properly) · li kepót (not working properly) · fi rikkinäinen (not whole; fragmented) · fr buggé (of software: badly designed or implemented) · cmn 虛 /虚 (of a line: dashed) · nl kaduuk (of software: badly designed or implemented) · fur rot (not whole; fragmented) · fi tuusan nuuskana (not working properly) · el χαλασμένος (not working properly) · pdt kaputt (nds) (not working properly) · el σπασμένος (not whole; fragmented) · ceb guba (not whole; fragmented) · es destrozado (completely defeated and dispirited) · sv bruten (completely defeated and dispirited) · hy անսարք (not working properly) · es derrotado (completely defeated and dispirited) · es deslavazado (poorly spoken) · hy փչացած (not working properly) · fi murteellinen (poorly spoken) · ka გაფუჭებული (not working properly) · gd briste (not whole; fragmented) · ko 부서진 (not whole; fragmented) · sv bruten (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · es desconectado (disconnected) · su pateuh (not working properly) · sv brusten (of skin: split or ruptured) · fa شکست داده شده (completely defeated and dispirited) · de blank (having no money) · fi ratkaiseva (sports and gaming: very powerful) · ca tallat (disconnected) · es discontinuo (disconnected) · ca discontinu (of a line: dashed) · mr मोडलेली (not whole; fragmented) · de unterbrochen (disconnected) · bg разбит (not working properly) · ro falit (having no money) · ca nyap (of software: badly designed or implemented) · hy ջարդված (not whole; fragmented) · fi surkea (of software: badly designed or implemented) · ga briste (poorly spoken) · mr बिघडलेला (not working properly) · pt roubado (sports and gaming: very powerful) · ja 故障した (not working properly) · mr तुटक्या (poorly spoken) · ca espatllat (not working properly) · el σπασμένος (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · uk ла́маний (poorly spoken) · ro de baltă (poorly spoken) · cmn 壞 /坏 (not whole; fragmented) · mi pakaru (not whole; fragmented) · lo ສລາຽ (not whole; fragmented) · ru сло́манный (not whole; fragmented) · pt destruído (completely defeated and dispirited) · ca desconnectat (disconnected) · nl verbijzeld (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · ca destrossat (completely defeated and dispirited) · ky чарчаган (not whole; fragmented) · pl spłukany (having no money) · el σκισμένο (of skin: split or ruptured) · da stiplet (of a line: dashed) · acw مُفَلِّس (having no money) · cmn 打破的 (not whole; fragmented) · ca malgirbat (of software: badly designed or implemented) · mi karapotapota (not whole; fragmented) · hu törött (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · fi katkoviivainen (of a line: dashed) · sl pokvarjen (not working properly) · ca escanyat (having no money) · ca ennuvolat (meteorology: five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds) · nl gebroken (not whole; fragmented) · pl stłuczony (not whole; fragmented) · fi sökö (not working properly) · pl złamany (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · ky талкаланган (not whole; fragmented) · fr approximatif (poorly spoken) · ga bearnach (of a line: dashed) · ka გატეხილი (not whole; fragmented) · ca irregular (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · id rusak (not working properly) · bg счупен (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · pt quebrado (not whole; fragmented) · mi mawera (not whole; fragmented) · el σπασμένος (completely defeated and dispirited) · pt quebrado (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · pt duro (having no money) · fa نابود شده (completely defeated and dispirited) · ca discontinu (disconnected) · ms pecah (not whole; fragmented) · gl crebado (not whole; fragmented) · hu tönkrement (not working properly) · bg повреден (not working properly) · ca trencat (not whole; fragmented) · de kaputt (not working properly) · da flad (having no money) · ky алсыз (not whole; fragmented) · hu törött (not whole; fragmented) · fi murtunut (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · ga bearnach (disconnected) · hu tört (poorly spoken) · es discontinuo (of a line: dashed) · ca escabrós (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · sv trasig (not working properly) · acw مَكسور (not whole; fragmented) · mi kore moni (having no money) · bg съсипан (completely defeated and dispirited) · pt tracejado (of a line: dashed) · km បែក (not whole; fragmented) · fr fauché (having no money) · fr niqué (not working properly) · eo proksimuma (poorly spoken) · fr cassé (not whole; fragmented) · vi bể (not whole; fragmented) · sv streckad (of a line: dashed) · es fracturado (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · es roto (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · el σπαστά (poorly spoken) · mk скршен (not whole; fragmented) · mr तुटलेला (not whole; fragmented) · ga briste (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · es chapurreado (poorly spoken) · es quebrado (having no money) · da gebrokken (poorly spoken) · es averiado (not working properly) · da afbrudt (disconnected) · acw مفصول (disconnected) · fr fragmenté (meteorology: five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds) · scn ruttu (not whole; fragmented) · fa ترک خورده (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · fi paskana (not working properly) · af gebreek (not whole; fragmented) · pl zepsuty (not working properly) · es quebrado (not whole; fragmented) · de zerstückelt (of software: badly designed or implemented) · fr fracturé (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · fa خراب (of software: badly designed or implemented) · hu felhasadt (of skin: split or ruptured) · ca accidentat (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · hu hibás (poorly spoken) · es descorazonado (completely defeated and dispirited) · ca derrotat (completely defeated and dispirited) · nl opengereten (of skin: split or ruptured) · fo brotin (not whole; fragmented) · tpi bruk (not working properly) · de unfair (sports and gaming: very powerful) · sv mulen (meteorology: five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds) · ajp مَكسور (not whole; fragmented) · ky жарылган (not whole; fragmented) · es cortado (disconnected) · ky шалдыраган (not whole; fragmented) · su rejét (not working properly) · pl potłuczony (not whole; fragmented) · pl połamany (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · rup aruptu (not whole; fragmented) · de gebrochen (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · ca embarbussat (poorly spoken) · pl kreskowany (of a line: dashed) · de gestrichelt (of a line: dashed) · eo difektita (not working properly) · fi rikkinäinen (not working properly) · mi koera (meteorology: five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds) · nl gebroken (of skin: split or ruptured) · fr cassé (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · nl geknakt (not whole; fragmented) · pl połamany (not whole; fragmented) · nl gekraakt (completely defeated and dispirited) · mi potapota (not whole; fragmented) · rup frãmtu (not whole; fragmented) · da knust (not whole; fragmented) · mi whakatorouka (not whole; fragmented) · hu meghibásodott (not working properly) · fi epäkunnossa (not working properly) · da brækket (having the bone in pieces, fractured) · kw brew (not whole; fragmented) · ga briste (not working properly) · da knust (completely defeated and dispirited) · mr मोडलेले (not whole; fragmented) · es seco (having no money) · fi risa (not working properly) · es disparejo (uneven of relief, cut by valleys) · sh razbijen (not whole; fragmented) · bg разорен (having no money) · pl powyłamywany (not whole; fragmented) · fi särki (not working properly) · de zersplittert (not whole; fragmented) · fi rahaton (having no money) · fa خراب (not working properly) · it rotto (not whole; fragmented) · da brækket (not whole; fragmented) · bg разкъсан (of skin: split or ruptured) · da fallit (having no money) · es descompuesto (not working properly) · fi rikki (of skin: split or ruptured) · de zerstört (completely defeated and dispirited) · ga briste (not whole; fragmented) · eo rompita (not working properly) · bg счупен (not whole; fragmented) · tl bali-bali (not whole; fragmented) · ja 割れた (not whole; fragmented) · yi צעבראָכן (not working properly) · sv trasig (of software: badly designed or implemented)

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broken en · VERB

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