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How to pronounce broken in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms busted


a broken washing machine.
the coke machine is broken.
Type Words
Synonyms broken in


a horse broken to the saddle.
this old nag is well broken in.
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Synonyms rugged


broken terrain.
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Synonyms crushed, humbled, humiliated, low


a broken man.
his broken spirit.
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Synonyms confused, disordered, upset


troops fleeing in broken ranks.
Type Words
Synonyms impoverished, wiped out


the broken fortunes of the family.
Type Words
Synonyms unkept


broken (or unkept) promises.
broken contracts.
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broken clouds.
broken sunshine.
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broken English.
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a broken set of encyclopedia.
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broken lines of defense.
a broken cable transmission.
broken sleep.
tear off the stub above the broken line.
a broken note.
broken sobs.
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a broken mirror.
a broken tooth.
a broken leg.
his neck is broken.
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broken health resulting from alcoholism.

Examples of broken

broken
A window screen was removed and the glass broken to gain entrance into the room.
From the dailyherald.com
Their mother, Marcela, had broken bones in her face and was knocked unconscious.
From the dailyherald.com
Broken down on a per-student basis, the Irish spend the most, the database says.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then a 20-year-old waitress, Smith discovered the broken glass the next morning.
From the thenewstribune.com
Numerous trees and several broken poles have lines down around the service area.
From the tennessean.com
Flis even arranged to have the broken Ferrari hauled from the track to the shop.
From the news-journalonline.com
The Segals'water heater had broken, and water was all over their basement floor.
From the kansas.com
Snow lands on the broken umbrella of a person in New York, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.
From the kansas.com
My heart will be broken just as it was when the awesome Keen Eddie was canceled.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"
  • Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
  • (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"
  • Tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
  • Topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
  • Imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
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