Definitions
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
Word origin
From Middle English broken, from Old English brocen, ġebrocen, from Proto-Germanic *brukanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”). Cognate with Dutch gebroken (“broken”), German Low German broken (“broken”), German gebrochen (“broken”). Morphologically broke + -n.
Used in a sentence
“One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.”
“Local people say there were Russian and Chechen forces here.[…]Over here on the wall, one interesting detail- a single word, which someone has written in broken English: "Sori".”
“My arm is broken!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Needing repair”6 letters
02“Not whole anymore”6 letters
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