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Quick definitions from WordNet (broken)
▸ 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 ("A broken man")
▸ adjective: topographically very uneven ("Broken terrain")
▸ adjective: tamed or trained to obey ("A horse broken to the saddle")
▸ adjective: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed ("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")
▸ Also see brokens
▸ Words similar to broken
▸ Usage examples for broken
▸ Idioms related to broken (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by broken
▸ Words that often appear near broken
▸ Rhymes of broken
▸ Invented words related to broken
▸ 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 ("A broken man")
▸ adjective: topographically very uneven ("Broken terrain")
▸ adjective: tamed or trained to obey ("A horse broken to the saddle")
▸ adjective: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed ("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")
▸ Also see brokens
▸ Words similar to broken
▸ Usage examples for broken
▸ Idioms related to broken (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by broken
▸ Words that often appear near broken
▸ Rhymes of broken
▸ Invented words related to broken