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The definition of broken
19 Definitions of: broken
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- verb, the past participle of break
- adjective, fractured, smashed, or splintered
- adjective, imperfect or incomplete; fragmentary
- adjective, interrupted; disturbed; disconnected
- adjective, intermittent or discontinuous
- adjective, varying in direction or intensity, as of pitch
- adjective, not functioning
- adjective, spoilt or ruined by divorce (esp in the phrases broken home, broken marriage)
- adjective, (of a trust, promise, contract, etc) violated; infringed
- adjective, overcome with grief or disappointment
- adjective, (of the speech of a foreigner) imperfect in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation
- adjective, made tame or disciplined by training
- adjective, exhausted or weakened as through ill-health or misfortune
- adjective, confused or disorganized
- adjective, breached or opened
- adjective, irregular or rough; uneven
- adjective, bankrupt or out of money
- adjective, (of colour) having a multicoloured decorative effect, as by stippling paint onto a surface
- adjective, drunk
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| Synonyms: | spasmodic, ruin, interrupted, disturbed, incomplete, erratic, disconnected, intermittent, fragmentary, discontinuous | And more... |
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