transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbrō-kən ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brocen, from past participle of brecan to break
Date: 13th century
1. : violently separated into parts : shattered
2. : damaged or altered by breaking: as
a. : having undergone or been subjected to fracture
a broken leg
b. of land surfaces : being irregular, interrupted, or full of obstacles
c. : violated by transgression
a broken promise
d. : discontinuous , interrupted
e. : disrupted by change
f. of a tulip flower : having an irregular, streaked, or blotched pattern especially from virus infection
3.
a. : made weak or infirm
b. : subdued completely : crushed, sorrowful
a broken heart
a broken spirit
c. : bankrupt
d. : reduced in rank
4.
a. : cut off : disconnected
b. : imperfectly spoken or written
broken English
5. : not complete or full
a broken bale of hay
6. : disunited by divorce, separation, or desertion of one parent
children from broken homes
a broken family
• bro·ken·ly adverb
• bro·ken·ness -kə(n)-nəs noun