1. fractured, smashed, or splintered: a broken vase. 2. imperfect or incomplete; fragmentary: a broken set of books.

BROKEN definition: 1. past participle of break 2. damaged, no longer able to work: 3. suffering emotional pain that…. Learn more.

Dec 5, 2016 · The meaning of BROKEN is violently separated into parts : shattered. How to use broken in a sentence.

Definition of broken adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. that has been damaged or injured; no longer whole or working correctly. How did this dish get broken? The TV's broken. They …

[before a noun] (of language) imperfectly spoken: couldn't understand his broken English. spoken in a halting or hesitant manner, as under emotional strain: In a broken voice he begged for forgiveness.

BROKEN definition: past participle of break. See examples of broken used in a sentence.

You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing.

The street was covered with broken glass. The failure of his business left him a broken man. He spoke (in) broken English.

Something that's broken is severely damaged — it's either split into pieces or doesn't work anymore. Your broken alarm clock is no help at all when you're trying to get to school on time!

Dec 8, 2015 · Synonyms for BROKEN: shattered, fractured, smashed, fragmented, damaged, ruined, busted, collapsed; Antonyms of BROKEN: unbroken, repaired, fixed, reconstructed, mended, healed, …