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Definition broken in British English

broken adjective

adjective
/ˈbrəʊkən/
1

a broken bone has a crack in it

Example

He had several broken ribs and a suspected broken leg.

Synonyms and related words
a clean break arthritic break
1.1

a broken object has been damaged and is in two or more pieces

Example

Nearly all the houses had broken windows.

Example

Be careful not to step on the broken glass.

Example

Fill the bottom of the dish with broken biscuits.

Example

a broken fingernail

Synonyms and related words
broken battered faulty
2

if a machine is broken, it is not working correctly

Example

You can't use the microwave - it's broken.

Example

He's mended that broken clock.

Synonyms and related words
all-singing, all-dancing analog analogue
3

if your heart is broken, you feel extremely sad because a relationship with someone you love has ended or because someone has died

Example

Her husband died, and she died soon afterwards of a broken heart.

Synonyms and related words
sad unhappy gloomy
4

used for describing a situation in which you do not do what you promised, agreed, or hoped

Example

He referred to his country as the land of broken dreams.

Example

a string of broken promises

Synonyms and related words
solemn empty hollow
4.1

a broken relationship has failed

Example

I'd had two broken marriages by the time I was 30.

Example

a broken engagement

5

a broken pattern or sound has spaces in it

Example

a broken line

Synonyms and related words
broken grinding inaudible broken candy-striped checked
5.1

if you have broken sleep or a broken night, you sleep badly, waking up often

Synonyms and related words
broken deep dreamless
6

a broken person has lost all hope and enthusiasm, because of bad experiences

Synonyms and related words
the glass is half full (empty) hopeless gloomy
Definition broken in British English