broken home
A home in which the parents have separated or divorced.
broken
UK /ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/ US /ˈbɹoʊ.kɪn/
adj 5name 1
Collocations
3(adj.)
VERBS
be
get
My phone got broken when I dropped it on the stairs yesterday.
ADV
badly
She dropped her phone and the screen was badly broken, so she had to buy a new one.
Definitions
adj
1
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.
Local people say there were Russian and Chechen forces here.[…]Over here on the wall, one interesting detail- a single word, which someone has written in broken English: "Sori".
2
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
My arm is broken!
The ground was littered with broken bones.
3
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.
4
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
5
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
Then the circle would lie down again, and here and there a wolf would resume its broken nap.
name
1
Torres Strait Creole.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated o
- unkept
adjective — out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for
adjective — destroyed financially
adjective — thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
adjective — topographically very uneven
Antonyms
- unbroken
- kept
Idioms & Phrases
broken heart
A feeling of grief or loss, especially after a failed romantic relationship.
It took all the strength I had, not to fall apart / Just tryin' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
broken vessel
A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.
a broken clock is right twice a day
Alternative form of a stopped clock is right twice a day.
rules are made to be broken
It is acceptable to break rules.
Example Bank
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One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.
Wiktionary02
Local people say there were Russian and Chechen forces here.[…]Over here on the wall, one interesting detail- a single word, which someone has written in broken English: "Sori".
Wiktionary03
My arm is broken!
Wiktionary04
Aaah!! My computer is broken!
Tatoeba · #191005
Throw away the chairs whose legs are broken.
Tatoeba · #1989606
Don't step on the broken glass.
Tatoeba · #21238Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, broken is marked as derogatory, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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