Bro•ken ('brōken) (adjective.) 1. having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order. 2. having given up all hope; despairing. Zoey comes from an abusive home that she can't escape from. When she meets a girl who soon becomes her best friend she believes most of her troubles are in the past. Is Zoey right? Or has her broken home ruined her happiness forever?