broken
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1.2
- adjective
- /ˈbroʊkən/
- Our world is so broken, and we need Jesus so much.
- a broken system
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- The social ties that get broken are different to friendships.
- Yeah, we disagree in a sense that you want to dismantle broken institutions.
- It's it's politicians who won't challenge this broken paradigm.
Examples
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But it shows the system is broken and inefficient, and I hate putting my money into a broken system.
Blog text (10) -
Right now, we live in such a broken world that demands perfection, and grace seems the farthest thing from our minds.
Blog text (31) -
Our political, economic, educational, and social systems seem so broken.
Blog text (7) -
The world is a broken, crumbling place.
Blog text (28) -
At least my house had aesthetic appeal, but here everything, like the barn, was disordered, broken, and ugly.
Fiction book (1997) -
Our political system is as broken and dysfunctional as that once presided over in Egypt by Hosni Mubarak.
Blog text (5) -
The organization's broken structure made it difficult to achieve its goals.
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After the argument, their friendship felt broken and irreparable.
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The broken system of voting led to widespread confusion and frustration among citizens.
Synonyms
98
4.2
Divided into opposing parts within a group
45
4.8
Feeling very upset because hopes or feelings are destroyed
40
4.0
Badly damaged after an accident or disaster
37
1.0
Messy and not in order, with things mixed up
29
4.4
Not whole because it is broken into separate parts
12
4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
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4.7
Taken apart so it no longer works as a whole
2
2.5
Being in a state of disorder or confusion
1
3.5
Made into many small pieces so it cannot be fixed
1
5.8
Not neat or in order
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
7
6.5
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
- Informal
1
9.6
Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
Compounds
90
3.4
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
- Literature
1
7.5
A way to describe serious social and economic problems in the United Kingdom
- Jargon
1
7.4
Movement by a player using quick, sudden direction changes to avoid other players
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Broken comes from break, which means 'to separate' or 'split up'. So a broken team or broken order is no longer organized and is in disorder.