fractured

adjective

frac·​tured ˈfrak-chərd 

-shərd

1

: having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture

a fractured arm/skull/rib

a fractured rock

2

: damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way

fractured friendships

3

: imperfectly spoken or written : broken

speaking fractured English/French

Synonyms

• broken
• busted
• fragmented
• shattered
• smashed

Examples of fractured in a Sentence

a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws

Recent Examples on the Web

The concert at the country’s main public square settled a pending debt with his Mexican fans, after postponing a presentation originally scheduled for September due to a domestic accident that resulted in five fractured ribs and forced him to suspend a series of shows in Mexico and Colombia. —Natalia Cano, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2025

Canada is already fractured politically, geographically, and economically. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

Try to separate the narrative about your present professional success from the narrative about these fractured friendships. —R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025

Jarrod Bowen had been expected to be out for six weeks but could return ahead of schedule in his recovery from a fractured foot. —Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fractured

• freeze-fractured