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broken meaning

EN[ˈbrəʊkən] [-əʊkən]
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  • Broken may refer to:
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    Definition of broken in English Dictionary

  • Verb
    1. past participle of break.
    2. AdjectiveCOMmore brokenSUPmost broken
      1. Fragmented, in separate pieces.
        1. My arm is broken!
        2. the ground was littered with broken bones
        3. A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.
        4. Then the circle would lie down again, and here and there a wolf would resume its broken nap.
        5. Tomorrow: broken skies.
      2. (of a promise, etc) Breeched; violated; not kept.
        1. broken promises of neutrality, broken vows, the broken covenant
      3. Non-functional; not functioning properly.
        1. I think my doorbell is broken.
        2. This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.
        3. Oh man! That is just broken!
      4. (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
        1. The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.
      5. Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
        1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):
      6. (of land) Uneven.
        1. (sports and gaming, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • The silence of our meal was alone broken by the dull clattering of knives and forks, and the tinkling of the bell to summon the brisk waiter to bring wine and draw the cloth.
            • It looks like somebody finally clued them in that the intercom was broken the whole time.
            • The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong.
          2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
            • The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
            • Rare instances of misconduct or instances of irreproducibility are translated into concerns that science is broken.
            • The party was cut short because everything was getting broken.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Adjectives ending in -en
            • Morphemes
              • Suffixes
                • Words by suffix
                  • Words suffixed with -en
                    • Adjectives ending in -en
              • Verbs
                • Verb forms
                  • Irregular verb forms
                    • Irregular past participles
                    • Participles
                      • Past participles
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                1. en broken-down
                2. en brokenly
                3. en broken up
                4. en broken in
                5. en brokeness
                Source: Wiktionary

                Meaning of broken for the defined word.

                Grammatically, this word "broken" is an adjective, more specifically, an adjectives ending in -en. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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