āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
broken
01
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¤
(of a thing) physically divided into pieces, because of being damaged, dropped, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She ca n't play in the match tomorrow because her arm is broken.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
02
damaged and not functioning as intended
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She tried to call, but the broken phone had no signal.
03
irregular, uneven, or rough in topography
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They navigated the broken terrain carefully.
04
intermittent, irregular, or disrupted in continuity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The radio signal was broken and kept fading in and out.
05
subdued, humiliated, or reduced in condition or status
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She appeared broken by the years of hardship.
06
(of promises, agreements, or contracts) violated, disregarded, or unfulfilled
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Several contracts were broken due to nonpayment.
07
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻ, āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
having no money
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She joked about being broken after splurging on concert tickets.
āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
08
thrown into disorder, confusion, or chaos
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The broken meeting disappointed everyone.
09
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
physically or mentally weakened as a result of much suffering
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was broken by the loss of her loved ones, struggling to find the strength to carry on each day.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
10
imperfectly spoken, written, or expressed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The message was conveyed in broken sentences.
11
missing a part or parts
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Some broken windows were left unreplaced.
12
(of animals) tamed, trained, or made obedient
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He bought a broken dog from the shelter.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
unbroken
broken
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
