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- [frak-cher]
- /ˈfræk tʃər/
- /ˈfræk.tʃər/
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- [frak-cher]
- /ˈfræk tʃər/
Definitions of fractured word
- noun fractured the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture. 1
- noun fractured the act of breaking; state of being broken. 1
- noun fractured a break, breach, or split. 1
- noun fractured the characteristic manner of breaking: a material of unpredictable fracture. 1
- noun fractured the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral. 1
- verb with object fractured to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.). 1
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Origin of fractured
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture, equivalent to frāct(us) (past participle of frangere to break) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Fractured
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fractured popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fractured usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fractured
adj fractured
- injured — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- crippled — physically incapacitated
- smashed — of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
verb fractured
- tickle — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- gratify — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- wow — to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
adjective fractured
- splintered — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- fissured — Simple past tense and past participle of fissure.
- collapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of collapse.
- crumbled — Simple past tense and past participle of crumble.
Antonyms for fractured
adj fractured
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
verb fractured
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- offend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
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