verb | adjective
brokenbroken1 /ˈbroʊkən/ verb the past participle of break verb | adjective
brokenbroken2 ●●● S3 W2 adjective 1
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT not working correctly: The CD player’s broken again. How did the lawn mower get broken (=become broken)?2OBJECT in small pieces because it has been hit, dropped, etc. SYN smashed: broken beer bottles Pack the cookies carefully so they won’t get broken in the mail.3BONE cracked or split in more than one piece because you have had an accident: The accident left her with three broken bones in her wrist.a broken arm/leg/finger etc. a badly broken leg4NOT CONTINUOUS interrupted and not continuous: a broken white line New parents have months of broken sleep (=interrupted sleep) ahead of them.5PERSON extremely mentally or physically weak because you have suffered a lot: He returned from the war a broken man.6a broken agreement/promise etc. an agreement, promise, etc. in which someone does not do what he or she agreed or promised7broken English/French etc. English, French, etc. that is spoken very slowly and with many mistakes by someone who knows only a little of the language8a broken home a family that no longer lives together because the parents have divorced: Kids from broken homes sometimes have more trouble in school.9a broken marriage a marriage that has ended because the husband and wife do not live together anymore10a broken heart a feeling of extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died or left you