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broken



broken - adjective

  • physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
  • not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
  • subdued or brought low in condition or status
  • (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
  • tamed or trained to obey
  • topographically very uneven
  • imperfectly spoken or written
  • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
  • weakened and infirm
  • destroyed financially
  • out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
  • discontinuous
  • lacking a part or parts

broken - thesaurus

busted   confused   crushed   disordered   humbled   humiliated   impoverished   low   rugged   unkept   upset  


View spelling list Some practice in consonant patterns and learn about the word broken in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 8. Syllables: how to divide words.

Scrabble score for broken

b is 3 r is 1 o is 1 k is 5 e is 1 n is 1
Scrabble score = 12

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