Broken meaning

Word: Broken

How to pronounce: ˈbrəʊkən

How to pronounce: breɪk

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.

Example sentences: "He had a broken arm"

2. (of a person) having given up all hope; despairing.

Example sentences: "He went to his grave a broken man"

3. Having breaks or gaps in continuity.

Example sentences: "A broken white line across the road"

4. Having an uneven and rough surface.

Example sentences: "Broken ground"


Synonyms:

beaten

smashed

faltering

torn

ragged

jagged

defective

crushed

faulty

shattered

upset

irregular


Synonyms:

interruption

recess

hiatus

holiday

break time

disruption

crush

chop

cut off

cut

disintegrate

smash

come apart

break up

dismember

interrupt

break off

intermit

tear up

fracture

rupture

burst

rift

puzzle

discontinuity

gulf

fragment

transgress

overstep

tear

shatter

split

spread

pause

do away

stop

discontinue

cease

leave off

drop

desist

quit

disrupt

pluck

derail

infract

erode

gap

severance

space

violate

impair

contravene

infringe

degrade

fall apart

destroy

crumble

spoil

ruin

deface

vitiate

kill

separate

crack

separation

part

crack down

unravel

fail

unriddle

breach

beat

knock out

knock off

be interrupted

interval

intermission

erupt

dawn

strike

collapse

bankrupt

crash

plow

bump

tear asunder

rip apart

out

fault

flaw

get out

fly

give

offend

hurt

injure

slip

go

arise

start

commence

run

flee

harm

cripple

chance

good luck

bust

rout

rest interval

escape

outrun

respite

breather

stall

conk

reveal

expose

end

lull

suspension

tearing

opening

hole

attenuate

weaken

soften

dampen

depress

mar

rent

transcend

surpass

decode

decipher

compromise

getaway

jailbreak

retreat

shift

overpass

cross


Antonyms:

unbroken

continuous

uninterrupted

begin

start

stand

build

fix

create

stand up

correct

install

generate

build up


Derivations:

broke

brokenly

breaking

breakout

breaker

breakage

breakup

breakdown

breach

breakable


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Broken in Other Languages...

Spanish: Romper

German: Defekt

French: Cassé

Italian: Rotto

Turkish: Kırılmış