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
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤
damaged and not functioning as intended
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She tried to call, but the broken phone had no signal.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻ˛
irregular, uneven, or rough in topography
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They navigated the broken terrain carefully.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽ āĻā§āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨, āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤
intermittent, irregular, or disrupted in continuity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The radio signal was broken and kept fading in and out.
āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤
subdued, humiliated, or reduced in condition or status
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She appeared broken by the years of hardship.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻˇā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻā§āĻ, āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
(of promises, agreements, or contracts) violated, disregarded, or unfulfilled
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Several contracts were broken due to nonpayment.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛, āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤
thrown into disorder, confusion, or chaos
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The broken meeting disappointed everyone.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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
āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤
imperfectly spoken, written, or expressed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The message was conveyed in broken sentences.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
11
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤
missing a part or parts
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Some broken windows were left unreplaced.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
12
āĻĒā§āĻˇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤
(of animals) tamed, trained, or made obedient
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He bought a broken dog from the shelter.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
unbroken
broken
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
