broken
- adjective
- /ˈbroʊkən/
- After losing his job, he felt broken and lost, unsure of what to do next.
- a broken heart
- broken-hearted
- feel broken
It's heartbreaking that we are feeling broken as human beings.
- It's heartbreaking that we are feeling broken as human beings.
- You're not born broken or dented, you're actually pure.
- I, I was hurt and broken because it was the truth.
- Am I going to be this broken veteran?
- I lost, I'm broken and everything hurts and I'm dying.
- That made me feel like I'm broken and unlovable and unworthy.
- I am not broken and I don't need to be fixed.
Examples
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Suddenly, my trust is broken, my love is challenged.
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I, I was hurt and broken because it was the truth.
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But my mom was so broken, so beat down.
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But yes, I am so broken and I need so much Jesus.
Blog text (28) -
Meanwhile, I told him about my broken heart.
Fiction book (2002) -
At this point, I am broken and she is too.
Blog text (19) -
And I at the end of film school, I felt broken, embarrassed, lost.
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And then I understood the attraction my sister felt for this broken and vulnerable man.
Fiction book (2000) -
She said our hearts are broken, but our spirits are not.
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And I am broken.
Synonyms
Feeling sad or without energy
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
Feeling less proud because something shows your limits
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
Feeling sad and without much hope
Feeling very sad and weighed down inside
Feeling very upset because hopes or feelings are destroyed
Feeling very sad and without hope
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
- Informal
Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
Compounds
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
- Literature
A way to describe serious social and economic problems in the United Kingdom
- Jargon
Movement by a player using quick, sudden direction changes to avoid other players
How Broken
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Broken comes from break, which can mean 'to damage or weaken'. So a broken person is someone made weak by hardship or illness.