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broken
English
Etymology
From Middle English broken, from Old English brocen, ?ebrocen, from Proto-Germanic *brukanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *brekan? (“to break”). Cognate with Dutch gebroken (“broken”), German Low German broken (“broken”), German gebrochen (“broken”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: br?k'?n, IPA(key): /?b???k?n/
- Rhymes: -??k?n
Verb
broken
- past participle of break
Adjective
broken (comparative more broken, superlative most broken)
- Fragmented, in separate pieces.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of a line) Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- 1906, Jack London, White Fang:
- Then the circle would lie down again, and here and there a wolf would resume its broken nap.
- 1906, Jack London, White Fang:
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (of a melody) having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- (of land) Uneven.
- (sports and gaming, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "broken" is often applied: glass, vase, cup, mirror, window, bone, wing, leg, arm, hand, foot, heart, egg, tool, sword, column, road, bridge, stick, device, machine, camera, TV, car, computer, promise, vow, law, trust, dream, relationship, friendship, love, family, marriage, bond, tie, silence, ground, land, circle, image, language, spirit, soul.
Synonyms
- (fragmented—bone, objects et al): burst, split; see also Thesaurus:broken
- (fragmented—line, sleep et al): intermittent, spasmodic; see also Thesaurus:discontinuous
- (not kept): violated
- (non-functional): borked, malfunctioning; see also Thesaurus:out of order
- (completely defeated): rekt
- (having no money): destitute, skint; see also Thesaurus:impoverished
- (uneven land):
- (overpowered): OP, unbalanced
Hyponyms
- heartbroken
- housebroken
- jailbroken
Derived terms
- brokenhearted, broken-hearted
- Broken Hill
- brokenly
- brokenness
- unbroken
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- broken at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Borken, bonker, borken
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kaput
English
Alternative forms
- kaputt
Etymology
From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??p?t/, /k??pu?t/
Adjective
kaput (not comparable)
- (informal) Out of order; not working.
- Synonyms: broken; see also Thesaurus:out of order
Derived terms
- kapoof
- kaputness
Translations
Danish
Etymology
From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”)
Adjective
kaput (neuter kaput, plural and definite singular attributive kaput)
- broken, dysfunctional
References
- “kaput” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?put/, [?k?put?]
- Rhymes: -?put
- Syllabification: ka?put
Adjective
kaput
- (colloquial) kaput
Declension
Indeclinable.
Anagrams
- kupat, putka
Hungarian
Etymology
kapu +? -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?put]
- Hyphenation: ka?put
Noun
kaput
- accusative singular of kapu
Kavalan
Noun
kaput
- friend
Synonyms
- luksan
Polish
Etymology
From German kaputt, from French être capot, from Old French capote, from cape, from Late Latin cappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka?put/
Interjection
kaput
- kaput!
Usage notes
Used only in a predicative position.
Further reading
- kaput in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- kaput in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sakizaya
Noun
kaput
- companion; mate; partner
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian cappotto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?pu?t/
- Hyphenation: ka?put
Noun
kàp?t m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- coat
Declension
See also
- mantil
Sundanese
Verb
kaput
- to sew
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