broken mirror
Superstition's unlucky shard
A broken mirror is one that has cracked or shattered, whether from impact or age.
The phrase carries superstitious weight—breaking a mirror supposedly brings seven years of bad luck.
Figuratively, a broken mirror suggests distorted self-perception or a fractured sense of identity: The memoir describes depression as living with a broken mirror.
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- shattered glassFragmented transparent material
- shardBroken fragment of something brittle
sharp edges · fracture · reflection · looking glass · fun house · silvered · superstition · distortion · regret · duality · identity · transformation · pick up the pieces · kaleidoscope · fear · fragmentation · mercury · bad omen
- Old Wives' Talescracking knuckles, full moon madness, walking under ladder, spilled salt, hair of the dog
- superstitionblack cat, Friday the 13th, walking under ladder, evil eye, bad luck
- Mirror themesreflection, looking glass, glass, surface, reversal
- damagebreak, crack, fracture, dent, gash
- superstitionssuperstition, superstitions, hexes, black cats, bad luck
- car problemsflat tire, dead battery, engine light, check engine, brake failure
broken mirrorgood luck charm
Object thought to bring fortune
good omen · four-leaf clover · horseshoe · rabbit's foot · blessing
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