broken
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[edit] Pronunciation
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broken
- Past participle of break.
[edit] Adjective
broken (comparative more broken, superlative most broken)
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- Fragmented, in separate pieces.
- (of a body part) Having the bone in pieces, fractured.
- My arm is broken
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.
- Not working properly.
- I think my shaver is broken.
- Completely defeated and dispirited.
- The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.
- (pejorative, of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker.
- Having no money, bankrupt, broke.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Degraded, reduced in rank
- (software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds.
- Tomorrow broken skies..
- (sports and gaming) A single tactic or option which is powerful enough to be considered overpowered.
- (colloquial, US) A situation that has not gone in the way intended, saddening.
- Oh man! That is just broken!
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fragmented
having the bone in pieces, fractured
of skin: split or ruptured
not working properly
completely defeated and dispirited
poorly spoken
having no money
meteorology: five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds
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sports and gaming: a very powerful tactic
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