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bro·ken
 broken
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- pronunciation:
- bro
kihn
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
cracked or smashed into separate pieces, or no longer able to function.
Be careful of the broken glass on the floor!The radio is broken, so we can't listen to music.
- antonyms:
- entire, intact, operational, working
- similar words:
- on the blink, out of commission
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| definition 2: |
cracked or fractured.
a broken leg- antonyms:
- entire, intact
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| definition 3: |
breached or violated.
a broken promise- antonyms:
- intact, kept, unbroken
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| definition 4: |
in low vitality; weakened; exhausted.
broken health |
| definition 5: |
tamed into submission.
a broken horse- antonyms:
- unbroken
- similar words:
- tame
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| definition 6: |
imperfectly spoken.
broken French- antonyms:
- perfect
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| definition 7: |
devastated by sorrow.
a broken heart |
| definition 8: |
fragmented.
a broken family- antonyms:
- intact, unbroken
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| related words: |
dead, defective, done for, faulty, gentle, out of joint, run-down, split |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| definition: |
past participle of break.
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| derivations: |
brokenly (adv.), brokenness (n.) |
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