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Broken

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Definitions for Broken

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

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