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