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broken

/ broken /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed
"a broken mirror"
"a broken tooth"
"a broken leg"
"his neck is broken"
"children from broken homes"
"a broken marriage"
"a broken heart"
Similar:
breached busted chipped cracked crumbled fragmented crushed ground
Opposites:
unbroken
See also:
damaged imperfect injured unsound
adjective satellite Sense 2
topographically very uneven
"broken terrain"
"rugged ground"
Similar:
rough unsmooth
adjective satellite Sense 3
subdued or brought low in condition or status
"brought low"
"a broken man"
"his broken spirit"
Similar:
humble
adjective satellite Sense 4
imperfectly spoken or written
"broken English"
Similar:
imperfect
adjective satellite Sense 5
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"
Similar:
disorganized disorganised
adjective satellite Sense 6
weakened and infirm
"broken health resulting from alcoholism"
Similar:
impaired
adjective satellite Sense 7
destroyed financially
"the broken fortunes of the family"
Similar:
destroyed
adjective satellite Sense 8
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"
Similar:
damaged
Domain:
colloquialism
adjective satellite Sense 9
discontinuous
"broken clouds"
"broken sunshine"
Similar:
distributed
Domain:
meteorology
adjective satellite Sense 10
lacking a part or parts
"a broken set of encyclopedia"
Similar:
incomplete uncomplete
adjective Sense 11
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"
Similar:
broken-field dashed dotted fitful interrupted off-and-on(a) halting
Opposites:
unbroken
See also:
discontinuous noncontinuous
adjective Sense 12
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
"broken (or unkept) promises"
"broken contracts"
Opposites:
unbroken kept
Domain:
contract
adjective satellite Sense 13
tamed or trained to obey
"a horse broken to the saddle"
"this old nag is well broken in"
Similar:
tame tamed
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
29
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

breached busted chipped cracked crumbled fragmented crushed ground unbroken rough unsmooth humble