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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Verb

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
follow	chance	happened	#641: broken	trouble	die	arm

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: brōk'ən, IPA: /ˈbrəʊkən/, SAMPA: /"br@Uk@n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -əʊkən

[ Adjective

broken (comparative more broken, superlative most broken)

1. Bent to the point of coming apart, but not necessarily in separate pieces.

   My arm is broken

2. Not working properly.

   I think my shaver is broken.

3. Completely defeated and dispirited.

   The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.

4. (software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.

   This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.

5. (sports and gaming) A single tactic or option which is powerful enough to be considered overpowered.
6. (meteorology) Of the sky, five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds.
7. (meteorology) Of clouds, covering five eighths to seven eighths of the sky.

[ Translations

bent to the point of coming apart

Finnish: murtunut German: gebrochen de(de) Greek: σπασμένος el(el)

Irish: briste ga(ga) Slovene: zlomljen m., zlomljena f., zlomljeno n.

not working properly

Czech: rozbitý cs(cs) m. Finnish: rikkinäinen fi(fi), rikki fi(fi) German: gebrochen de(de), kaputt de(de)

Greek: χαλασμένος el(el) Irish: briste ga(ga) Slovene: pokvarjen m., pokvarjena f., pokvarjeno n.

completely defeated and dispirited

Finnish: murtunut German: gebrochen de(de), zerstört de(de)

Slovene: zlomljen m., zlomljena f., zlomljeno n.

of software: badly designed or implemented

Finnish: surkea fi(fi)

five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds

Finnish: puolipilvinen fi(fi)

[ Derived terms

a broken clock is right twice a day break broken arrow broken bone broken by design broken English

broken heart broken in broken promise heartbroken housebroken broken skin

[ Verb

broken

1. Past participle of break.