brokennessn.
/ˈbrəʊk(ə)nnəs/, U.S. /ˈbroʊkə(n)nəs/ 1. The state or quality of being broken.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > broken or burst condition
brokenness1666
disruption1772
disrupture1785
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [noun]
solution of continuity1543
discontinuity1570
discontinuation1605
discontiguity1632
discreteness1835
discontinuousness1837
brokenness1842
discretion1848
incontinuity1865
the world > the earth > land > ground > [noun] > rough > condition of being
roughness1555
ruggedness1592
brokennessa1856
1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (ed. 2) 85 Rottenness, brokenness, blackness, foulness [of the teeth].
1757 T. Gray Wks. (1825) II. 203 It is the brokenness, the ungrammatical position, the total subversion of the period that charms me.
1842 E. B. Barrett Bk. Poets in Athenæum 25 June 559/3 His pauses frequent to brokenness.
a1856 H. Miller Rambles Geologist 338 As near the steep edge as the brokenness of the ground permitted.
2. figurative. The state of being crushed or over-whelmed with sorrow, misfortune, etc.; contrition (obsolete); prostration, despair.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > broken-heartedness > [noun]
brokennessa1617
heartbrokenness1720
broken-heartedness1796
society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [noun]
reusingeOE
rueeOE
ruenessOE
bireusingc1000
penitencea1200
rutha1200
after-charc1220
again-charc1220
ruesomenessa1225
ofthinkingc1225
forthinkinga1250
repentancec1300
penancea1325
pityc1330
compunctiona1340
agenbite1340
repentingc1350
athinking1382
contritionc1386
repentaillec1390
rueinga1400
remorse of conscience (also mind)c1410
conscience?a1425
remorsea1425
penitencya1500
penitudea1538
resipiscency?c1550
penancy?1567
resipiscence1570
repent1573
brokennessa1617
remorsefulnessa1617
synteresy1616
synderesis1639
heart-searching1647
synteresis1650
remordency1658
contriteness1692
resentment1705
penitentness1727
a1617 S. Hieron Wks. (1628) II. 371 The spirit of them both was full of contrition..Thus was their brokennesse. Now see, how pleasing it was and how accepted.
1642 D. Rogers Naaman 133 To prepare the soule with brokennesse and emptinesse.
1655 T. Gouge Narr. Life Dr. Gouge in W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes sig. c2 His confessions were accompanied with much sense of sin, broakennesse of heart, self-abhorrency.
1814 Ld. Byron Corsair iii. xxii. 93 In helpless—hopeless—brokenness of heart.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 113 Mere stupefaction and brokenness of heart.
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