adjective
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
Examples
- a broken mirror
- a broken tooth
- a broken leg
- his neck is broken
adjective
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
Examples
- broken lines of defense
- a broken cable transmission
- broken sleep
- tear off the stub above the broken line
- a broken note
- broken sobs
adjective
subdued or brought low in condition or status
Synonyms
Examples
- brought low
- a broken man
- his broken spirit
adjective
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
Synonyms
Examples
- broken (or unkept) promises
- broken contracts
adjective
tamed or trained to obey
Synonyms
broken in
Examples
- a horse broken to the saddle
- this old nag is well broken in
adjective
topographically very uneven
Synonyms
Examples
- broken terrain
- rugged ground
adjective
imperfectly spoken or written
Examples
- broken English
adjective
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Synonyms
Examples
- troops fleeing in broken ranks
- a confused mass of papers on the desk
- the small disordered room
- with everything so upset
adjective
weakened and infirm
Examples
- broken health resulting from alcoholism
adjective
destroyed financially
Synonyms
Examples
- the broken fortunes of the family
adjective
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
Synonyms
Examples
- a broken washing machine
- the coke machine is broken
- the coke machine is busted
adjective
discontinuous
Examples
- broken clouds
- broken sunshine
adjective
lacking a part or parts
Examples
- a broken set of encyclopedia