The meaning of BROKEN is violently separated into parts : shattered. How to use broken in a sentence.

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

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

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.

There are 40 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word broken, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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

Dec 18, 2025 · (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces. synonyms Synonyms: burst, split; see also Thesaurus: broken My arm is broken! The ground was littered with broken bones.

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

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.