"broken" Definition

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Word: [adjective] broken (physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split)

Example: A broken mirror is said to be bad luck for the one who broke it.

Word: [adjective] broken (having been violated or disregarded, especially of promises or contracts)

Synonyms: unkept

Example: The doomed relationship was littered with broken promises.

Word: [adjective] broken (not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly)

Example: Broken lines of defense led to our demise.

Word: [adjective] broken (lacking a part or parts)

Example: My set is broken since I lost the third volume.

Word: [adjective] broken (out of working order )

Synonyms: busted

Example: My phone is broken.

Word: [adjective] broken (destroyed financially)

Synonyms: wiped out, impoverished

Example: We were broken by the abrupt stock market downturn.

Word: [adjective] broken (weakened and infirm)

Example: The patient's health is broken due to many years of neglect.

Word: [adjective] broken (thrown into a state of disarray or confusion)

Synonyms: confused

Example: Troops fled hastily in broken ranks.

Word: [adjective] broken (imperfectly spoken or written)

Example: I spoke broken Spanish all over Mexico but they seemed to understand me for the most part.

Word: [adjective] broken (subdued or brought low in condition or status)

Synonyms: low

Example: The former CEO was now broken, alone and penniless.

Word: [adjective] broken (topographically very uneven)

Synonyms: rugged

Example: The broken terrain was difficult to hike across.

Word: [adjective] broken (tamed or trained to obey)

Synonyms: broken in

Example: That horse is broken.