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Meaning ofbrokenin English

broken

us//ˈbraʊkən//uk//ˈbrəʊkən//

Lemma:break

The lemma is the base or root form of this word.

Definitions

Verb
1. past tense of break; separated into parts
2. to fracture or separate into pieces
3. to crush someone's spirit or will
4. overwhelmed with sorrow or grief
5. to stop or cause to malfunction
6. to interrupt or destroy continuity; terminate
7. to cause financial ruin or bankruptcy
8. began a new day (dawn)
9. ended a settled weather period
10. started or ended a storm
11. to cheat in a game; gaining unfair advantage
12. to pierce or breach a barrier
13. to disrupt or throw into disorder
14. to collapse into surf (in shallow water); burst forth
15. to interrupt work or occupation temporarily
16. to cease or pause (an action); come into view
17. to cushion a fall (with something)
18. to reveal or make something known; news
19. to become audible suddenly (a sound)
20. to change state abruptly; suddenly
21. to become something new; changed state
22. a male voice deepens at puberty
23. a voice changes due to emotion; cracks
24. to surpass a record; set a new one
25. to reduce someone's military rank
26. to sever or disconnect; end a connection
27. to separate mixed liquids
28. to launch a counter-attack
29. to reveal or disclose a purpose
30. weakened in health or strength; lose vitality
31. failed in business; become bankrupt
32. destroyed in strength or consistency
33. dismissed from official position or character
34. to change suddenly; alter gait
35. to end a relationship; fall out
36. to stop a program abruptly
37. to pause execution for debugging
Adjective
1. not working correctly
2. financially ruined; bankrupt
3. fractured or separated (bones); damaged physically
4. split or ruptured (skin); cracked open
5. defeated; dispirited; mentally shattered
6. breached or unfulfilled (commitments); violated
7. overly powerful (in sports/games); unbalanced
8. overly powerful; dominating
9. divided into separate parts
10. dashed with small gaps; fragmented (lines, etc.)
11. interrupted; not continuous (sleep, etc.)
12. partly obscured by clouds; incomplete coverage
13. with scattered periods of silence; irregular (melody, etc.)
14. disconnected; no longer functioning
15. poorly designed or implemented (software)
16. (language) non-standard; grammatically incorrect
17. unintended; unsuccessful outcome

Compounds / Phrases

heartbroken housebroken broken-down brokenhearted house-broken