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 TV's broken. They opened the bag and found a broken bottle.
[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 forgiveness.
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(of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces. synonyms Synonyms: burst, split; see also Thesaurus: broken My arm is broken! The ground was littered with broken bones.
1. fractured, smashed, or splintered: a broken vase. 2. imperfect or incomplete; fragmentary: a broken set of books.