ALL meanings of brokenness
bro·ken
B b - noun brokenness the quality of being broken 3
- verb brokenness past participle of break. 1
- adjective brokenness reduced to fragments; fragmented. 1
- adjective brokenness ruptured; torn; fractured. 1
- adjective brokenness not functioning properly; out of working order. 1
- adjective brokenness Meteorology. (of sky cover) being more than half, but not totally, covered by clouds. Compare scattered (def 4). 1
- adjective brokenness changing direction abruptly: The fox ran in a broken line. 1
- adjective brokenness fragmentary or incomplete: a broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds. 1
- adjective brokenness infringed or violated: A broken promise is a betrayal of trust. 1
- adjective brokenness interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected: After the phone call he returned to his broken sleep. 1
- adjective brokenness weakened in strength, spirit, etc.: His broken health was due to alcoholism. 1
- adjective brokenness tamed, trained, or reduced to submission: The horse was broken to the saddle. 1
- adjective brokenness imperfectly spoken, as language: She still speaks broken English. 1
- adjective brokenness spoken in a halting or fragmentary manner, as under emotional strain: He uttered a few broken words of sorrow. 1
- adjective brokenness (of a relationship) split apart; not intact: a broken marriage. (of a family) disunited or divided by the prolonged or permanent absence of a parent, usually due to divorce or desertion: a child from a broken home; broken families. 1
- adjective brokenness not smooth; rough or irregular: We left the plains and rode through broken country. 1
- adjective brokenness ruined; bankrupt: the broken fortunes of his family. 1
- adjective brokenness Papermaking, Printing. a quantity of paper of less than 500 or 1000 sheets. 1
- noun brokenness The characteristic of being broken. 0