broken (EN)

adjective

adjective “broken”

1. not working correctly
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   My laptop won't turn on; I'm afraid it's broken.
2. (of a bone) fractured
   After falling off the ladder, John discovered his leg was broken.
3. (of a line) dashed
   The path was marked by a broken white line that zigzagged through the park.
4. (of sleep) interrupted
   After the loud thunderstorm, I could only manage a few hours of broken sleep.
5. (of a promise) not followed or honored
   His broken vow to always be honest shattered their trust.
6. (of language) not correctly formed because it's spoken by a non-native
   He tried to explain where he was from in broken Spanish, mixing up words and tenses.
7. (of a person) feeling very defeated or hopeless
   After years of battling illness without improvement, she felt utterly broken.