broken up

American  

[brohk-uhn uhp] / ˈbroʊk ən ˈʌp /

adjective

1. (of a personal or political relationship) having ended; having undergone a breakup.

2. emotionally distressed or upset.

3. Usually, broken-up. having been broken into smaller pieces.

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Example Sentences

Steve Cahillane, the food CEO who has twice broken up companies, is now taking on the surprise challenge of keeping one together.

From The Wall Street Journal

Holyrood has broken up for May's election, and parties will spend the next six weeks debating their policies for the future of Scotland.

From BBC

With it, they had a single flatcake of roasted acor meal: very bitter, but not too bad once it was broken up and mashed into the broth.

From Literature

He has yet to respond to the accusation but investigators said in court that he was linked to an ant-trafficking network that was broken up in Kenya last year.

From BBC

The agreement, which needs approval from a judge and came after a week of trial, would spare the concerts-and-ticketing company from the threat of its business being broken up.

From The Wall Street Journal