Broken: meaning, definitions and examples

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broken

[ ˈbrəʊkən ]

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heart

Having been fractured or damaged, no longer in one piece.

Synonyms

damaged, fractured, shattered

Examples of usage

My heart felt broken after the breakup.
She dropped the vase, and it shattered into broken pieces.
The broken window let the cold air into the room.

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promise

Past participle of break; separated into pieces as a result of force.

Synonyms

disrupted, shattered, violated

Examples of usage

She had broken her promise to never lie again.
The criminal had broken into the house while the owners were away.

Translations

Translations of the word "broken" in other languages:

🇵🇹 quebrado

partido
danificado

🇮🇳 टूटा हुआ

टूट गया
खंडित

🇩🇪 gebrochen

kaputt
beschädigt

🇮🇩 pecah

rusak
patah

🇺🇦 зламаний

розбитий
пошкоджений

🇵🇱 złamany

zepsuty
uszkodzony

🇯🇵 壊れた (kowareta)

破れた (yabureta)
壊れた (kowareta)

🇫🇷 cassé

brisé
endommagé

🇪🇸 roto

quebrado
dañado

🇹🇷 kırık

bozuk
hasarlı

🇰🇷 부서진 (buseojin)

깨진 (kkaejin)
손상된 (sonsangdoen)

🇸🇦 مكسور (maksour)

محطم (muhtam)
تالف (talif)

🇨🇿 rozbitý

zlomený
poškozený

🇸🇰 zlomený

rozbitý
poškodený

🇨🇳 破碎的 (pòsuì de)

坏了的 (huài le de)
受损的 (shòusǔn de)

🇸🇮 zlomljen

pokvarjen
poškodovan

🇮🇸 brotinn

brotið
skemmdur

🇰🇿 сынған

бұзылған
зақымдалған

🇬🇪 გატეხილი (gatekhili)

დანგრეული (dangreuli)
დაზიანებული (dazianebuli)

🇦🇿 qırılmış

sınmış
zədələnmiş

🇲🇽 roto

quebrado
dañado

Word origin

The word 'broken' comes from the Middle English 'broke(n)', past participle of 'breken', which in turn comes from Old English 'brecan'. The sense of 'not functioning properly' dates back to the 16th century. Over time, 'broken' has evolved to encompass physical, emotional, and abstract meanings.