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broken

/ˈbɹəʊkən/
Meanings
  • adjective

    1. Shattered into pieces; destroyed.

    - "The vase was broken during the move."
    - "The news of his death left the family broken-hearted."
  • verb

    2. Past tense and past participle of break.

    - "I will break the news to him later."
    - "The wave broke against the shore."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈbɹəʊkən/



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Antonyms

hold , assemble , fix , join , mend , put together , repair
Synonyms

crack , fracture , burst , bust , shatter , shear , smash , split , break down , bust , fail , go down , contravene , go against , violate , break in , subject , tame , rekt , burst , split , intermittent , spasmodic , destitute , skint , borked , malfunctioning , violated , OP , unbalanced
Rhymes
Words rhyming with broken
hoken , oken , spoken
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Brook (en) : A small stream or body of water.

  2. Broke (en) : Past tense and past participle of 'break'.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. broken record

  2. brook

  3. broke

Variants
List of all variants of broken that leads to same result
broken , brokenly , brokenness , brokennesses , break , break a leg , break bread , break camp , break cover , break covert , break even , break free , break ground , break her heart , break her wrists , break his heart , break his wrists , break into , break its heart , break my heart , break my wrists , break new ground , break one's heart , break one's wrists , break our heart , break our hearts , break our wrists , break rank , break ranks , break the back of , break the ice , break their heart , break their hearts , break their wrists , break wind , break your heart , break your hearts , break your wrists , breaking , breaking bread , breaking camp , breaking cover , breaking covert , breaking even , breaking free , breaking ground , breaking her heart , breaking her wrists , breaking his heart , breaking his wrists , breaking into , breaking its heart , breaking my heart , breaking my wrists , breaking our heart , breaking our hearts , breaking our wrists , breaking rank , breaking ranks , breaking the back of , breaking the ice , breaking their heart , breaking their hearts , breaking their wrists , breaking wind , breaking your heart , breaking your hearts , breaking your wrists , breaks , breaks bread , breaks camp , breaks cover , breaks covert , breaks even , breaks free , breaks ground , breaks her heart , breaks her wrists , breaks his heart , breaks his wrists , breaks into , breaks its heart , breaks my heart , breaks our heart , breaks our hearts , breaks rank , breaks ranks , breaks the back of , breaks the ice , breaks their heart , breaks their hearts , breaks wind , breaks your heart , breaks your hearts , broke , broke bread , broke camp , broke cover , broke covert , broke even , broke free , broke ground , broke her heart , broke her wrists , broke his heart , broke his wrists , broke into , broke its heart , broke my heart , broke my wrists , broke our heart , broke our hearts , broke our wrists , broke rank , broke ranks , broke the back of , broke the ice , broke their heart , broke their hearts , broke their wrists , broke wind , broke your heart , broke your hearts , broke your wrists , broken bread , broken camp , broken cover , broken covert , broken even , broken free , broken ground , broken her heart , broken her wrists , broken his heart , broken his wrists , broken into , broken its heart , broken my heart , broken my wrists , broken our heart , broken our hearts , broken our wrists , broken rank , broken ranks , broken the back of , broken the ice , broken their heart , broken their hearts , broken their wrists , broken wind , broken your heart , broken your hearts , broken your wrists , broken-down , broken-field , broken-winded , Broken Arrow , Broken Hill , broken home , wind-broken , like a broken record , sounds like a broken record
Forms
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brokenly, brokenness

Etymology
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Old English brocan; related to bracan 'to leap, spring', from Proto-Germanic *brek- 'to break'.

Trivia
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  1. The longest word in English with the letter 'e' appears 17 times, which is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'. However, the longest word related to 'broken' is 'unpronounceable', which is a 45-letter palindrome.

  2. The English word 'broken' comes from Old English 'brocan', which is also the root of the word 'brook'.

  3. In mathematics, a 'broken line' is a line made up of a series of short line segments.

Related Concepts
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  1. Fracture: A condition in which something is broken or shattered.

  2. Repair: The action of restoring something to a good condition after it has been damaged or broken.

Culture
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In literature, 'broken' is often used metaphorically to describe emotional or psychological states, such as a 'broken heart' or 'broken spirit'. In art, broken lines or shapes can convey a sense of chaos or fragmentation.

How to Memorize "broken"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a vase falling and shattering into pieces.
    - Visualize a heart being torn apart.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of sadness or despair.
    - Link it to the image of a shattered object.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the rhyme 'broken, spoken,oken, hoken'.
    - Use the acronym B-R-O-K-E-N to remember the definition: Broken - Shattered, Ruined, Oppressed, Known, Emotional, Narrative.

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