broken

Adjective

• lacking a part or parts
  • a broken set of encyclopedia
    

• discontinuous
  • broken clouds
    
  • broken sunshine
    

• out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
  • a broken washing machine
    
  • the coke machine is broken
    
  • the coke machine is busted
    

• destroyed financially
  • the broken fortunes of the family
    

• weakened and infirm
  • broken health resulting from alcoholism
    

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
  • troops fleeing in broken ranks
    
  • a confused mass of papers on the desk
    
  • the small disordered room
    
  • with everything so upset
    

• imperfectly spoken or written
  • broken English
    

• topographically very uneven
  • broken terrain
    
  • rugged ground
    

• tamed or trained to obey
  • a horse broken to the saddle
    
  • this old nag is well broken in
    

• (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
  • broken (or unkept) promises
    
  • broken contracts
    

• subdued or brought low in condition or status
  • brought low
    
  • a broken man
    
  • his broken spirit
    

• not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
  • broken lines of defense
    
  • a broken cable transmission
    
  • broken sleep
    
  • tear off the stub above the broken line
    
  • a broken note
    
  • broken sobs
    

• physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
  • a broken mirror
    
  • a broken tooth
    
  • a broken leg
    
  • his neck is broken
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  busted , wiped out(p) , impoverished , confused , disordered , upset , rugged , broken in , unkept , crushed , humbled , humiliated , low
• Antonyms: 
  unbroken , kept