broken

Adjective
  1. Physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split (synset 300289948)
    "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"
    also:
    tells us about: integrity, unity, wholeness - an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
  2. Not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly (synset 300290849)
    "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"
    also: discontinuous, noncontinuous - not continuing without interruption in time or space
    similar to:
  3. Subdued or brought low in condition or status (synset 301899370)
    "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
    similar to: humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
    same as: crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
  4. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded (synset 300290460)
    "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"
    referred to in: contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
    same as: unkept
  5. Tamed or trained to obey (synset 302397009)
    "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
    similar to: tame, tamed - brought from wildness into a domesticated state
    same as: broken in
  6. Topographically very uneven (synset 302247490)
    "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
    similar to: rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface
    same as: rugged
  7. Imperfectly spoken or written (synset 301757160)
    "broken English"
    similar to: imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate
  8. Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion (synset 301673499)
    "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
    similar to: disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function
    same as: confused, disordered, upset
  9. Weakened and infirm (synset 301277736)
    "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
    similar to: impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility
  10. Destroyed financially (synset 300738739)
    "the broken fortunes of the family"
    similar to: destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished
    same as: impoverished, wiped out
  11. Out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') (synset 300683423)
    "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled
    same as: busted
  12. Discontinuous (synset 300542586)
    "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"
    referred to in: meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
    similar to: distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
  13. Lacking a part or parts (synset 300526565)
    "a broken set of encyclopedia"
    similar to: incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed

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