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broken

adjective
  1. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
    “A broken mirror is said to be bad luck for the one who broke it.”
  2. having been violated or disregarded, especially of promises or contracts
    “The doomed relationship was littered with broken promises.”
    unkept
  3. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
    “Broken lines of defense led to our demise.”
  4. lacking a part or parts
    “My set is broken since I lost the third volume.”
  5. out of working order
    “My phone is broken.”
    busted
  6. destroyed financially
    “We were broken by the abrupt stock market downturn.”
    wiped outimpoverished
  7. weakened and infirm
    “The patient's health is broken due to many years of neglect.”
  8. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
    “Troops fled hastily in broken ranks.”
    confused
  9. imperfectly spoken or written
    “I spoke broken Spanish all over Mexico but they seemed to understand me for the most part.”
  10. subdued or brought low in condition or status
    “The former CEO was now broken, alone and penniless.”
    low
  11. topographically very uneven
    “The broken terrain was difficult to hike across.”
    rugged
  12. tamed or trained to obey
    “That horse is broken.”
    broken in