past participle of break
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.
Torres Strait Creole.
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 Lo...
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Non-functional; not functioning properly.
I think my doorbell is broken.