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adj

Definition: destroyed; made into pieces from a whole
Antonyms: complete, connected, fixed, ok, unbroken, whole

adj

Definition: discontinuous
Antonyms: complete, connected, continuous, unbroken

adj

Definition: forgotten, ignored (promise)
Antonyms: kept

adj

Definition: mentally defeated
Antonyms: happy, satisfied, uplifted

adj

Definition: not working
Antonyms: fixed, unbroken, working

adj

Definition: stuttering in speech
Antonyms: continuous, flowing

1. Not working according to design (of programs). This is the mainstream sense.

2. Improperly designed, This sense carries a more or less disparaging implication that the designer should have known better, while sense 1 doesn't necessarily assign blame. Which of senses 1 or 2 is intended is conveyed by context and nonverbal cues.

3. Behaving strangely; especially (when used of people) exhibiting extreme depression.

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Signifies interruption of an element, such as broken arch (usually segmental with its centre filled by a carved motif), broken ashlar (random masonry laid in irregular courses), broken column (with the shaft broken off, symbolizing death, a recurring theme in commemorative art), broken pediment (see pediment), and broken rangework (masonry laid in courses but with blocks of different heights, thus breaking the horizontal joints).

IN BRIEF: Suddenly separated into parts.

They saw that the seal of the letter had been broken.

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The state of brokenness can be used to symbolize everything from poverty ("broke") to forcible entry (a "break-in") to fundamental damage ("broken down") to emotional abandonment (as in having one's heart "broken"). Breaking may also have positive connotations, as when one breaks open the seal on a letter or the packaging of a gift or a new purchase. Any one of these connotations might be indicated, and thus brokenness must be interpreted in the larger context of the dream.

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As it relates to the cloud amount, it means 5 to 7 octas of clouds. Five or 7 octas means 5/8 or 7/8 of the sky is covered with clouds.



Typical symbols for broken clouds on a weather map.

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For a list of words related to broken, see:

• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - broken: (adj) completely crushed in mind and spirit

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See words rhyming with "broken."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Broken.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - i stykker, itu, brækket

idioms:

• broken home    opløst familie
• broken reed    knækket rør

Nederlands (Dutch)
kapot, gebroken, terneergeslagen, gebarsten, getemd

Français (French)
adj. - cassé, brisé, fracturé, enfoncé (une côte), (fig) rompu, violé (une promesse), manqué (un rendez-vous), (Ling) diphtongué, (Comm) dépareillé (un article), désuni (un mariage), délabré/affaibli (la santé), abattu (l'esprit), ruiné, perdu (de réputation)

idioms:

• broken home    foyer brisé
• broken reed    personne sur laquelle on ne peut pas compter

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kaputt, zerbrochen, gezähmt

idioms:

• broken home    zerrüttete Familienverhältnisse
• broken reed    unzuverlässig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σπασμένος, διαλυμένος, κομματιασμένος, χαλασμένος, εκτός λειτουργίας, καταβεβλημένος, εξουθενωμένος, τσακισμένος, αθετημένος

idioms:

• broken home    διαλυμένο σπίτι
• broken reed    σαθρό στήριγμα, καμένο χαρτί

Italiano (Italian)
rotto, addomesticato

idioms:

• broken home    famiglia spezzata

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - quebrado

idioms:

• broken home    lar (m) afetado pela separação do casal

Русский (Russian)
сломанный, сломленный

idioms:

• broken home    распавшаяся семья

Español (Spanish)
adj. - roto, hecho pedazos, domado, domesticado

idioms:

• broken home    hogar destruido
• broken reed    persona ineficaz o inepta

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bruten, nedbruten, ruinerad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
坏掉的, 断掉的, 打破的

idioms:

• broken home    破裂的家庭
• broken reed    难依靠的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 壞掉的, 斷掉的, 打破的

idioms:

• broken home    破裂的家庭
• broken reed    難依靠的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 깨진 , 어중간한, 단속 적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 壊れた, 破れた, 破棄された, 破産した, 破綻した, 崩壊した, 断続的な, 半端の, 衰弱した, でこぼこの

idioms:

• broken heart    失意, 失恋
• broken home    欠損家庭
• broken reed    折れた葦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مكسور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רצוץ, הרוס, שבור‬

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