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

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

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

Oct 7, 2025 · broken (comparative more broken, superlative most broken) A broken mug. Fragmented; in separate pieces. quotations

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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 …

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.

[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 …

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Broken definition: Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured.