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Discover LudwigThe phrase "broken character" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a character in a story or narrative that is flawed, damaged, or psychologically unstable.
Example: "The protagonist is a broken character, struggling with past traumas that affect their decisions."
Alternatives: "flawed character" or "damaged character."
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As the first dissections of the ruling itself got under way, a parallel operation has begun, to figure out how Roberts had arrived at his decision and whether he had broken character to do so.
In fact, as The Hold Steady take the stage for new track "Constructive Summer", it's the ghost of heartfelt slacker rock that gets resurrected more than anything else – every broken character residing within Craig Finn's slurred lyrics clad in unwashed check and denim.
(a) low resolution, (b) broken character, (c) glued to a graphic component, and (d) glued characters.
Andy Kaufman would have never broken character...ever, because he knew that his audience got it.
(If they had broken character at the end of the show to announce their engagement, it wouldn't have surprised me in the least; my apologies to whomever they may be dating in real life, it's just good chemistry. Isn't it?).
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"He writes about broken characters trying to find connection.
They never break character.
He never breaks character.
Q. Did you ever break character?
How dare she break character that way?
Some people never break character.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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