Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broken man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables
bro-ken -man
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who has suffered significant and enduring emotional pain as a result of a highly unpleasant or traumatic event.

Informal

noun

An outlaw, especially one inhabiting the Highlands and border country.

British usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken, man.

Usage

Inflected Forms

broken men (plural)

Questions

What does broken man mean?
A man who has suffered significant and enduring emotional pain as a result of a highly unpleasant or traumatic event.

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