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ADJECTIVE | 1 | broken | Physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split |
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2 | broken | Not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly | |
3 | broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low | Subdued or brought low in condition or status | |
4 | broken, unkept | (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded | |
5 | broken, broken in | Tamed or trained to obey | |
6 | broken, rugged | Topographically very uneven | |
7 | broken | Imperfectly spoken or written | |
8 | broken, confused, disordered, upset | Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | |
9 | broken | Weakened and infirm | |
10 | broken, wiped out, impoverished | Destroyed financially | |
11 | broken, busted | Out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | |
12 | broken | Discontinuous | |
13 | broken | Lacking a part or parts |
Sounds | brow'kahn |
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Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split. Or legally or emotionally destroyed. |
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Examples | "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart" |
Attribute of | integrity, unity, wholeness |
Similar | breached; busted; chipped; cracked; crumbled, fragmented; crushed, ground; dissolved; fractured; shattered, smashed, splintered; split |
See also | damaged; injured; imperfect; unsound |
Contrary | unbroken |
Meaning | Not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly. |
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Examples | "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; halting |
See also | discontinuous, noncontinuous |
Contrary | unbroken |
Meaning | Subdued or brought low in condition or status. |
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Examples | "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" |
Synonyms | crushed, humbled, humiliated, low |
Similar to | humble |
Meaning | (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded. |
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Examples | "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" |
Synonyms | unkept |
Category | contract |
Contrary | unbroken, kept |
Meaning | Tamed or trained to obey. |
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Examples | "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" |
Synonyms | broken in |
Similar to | tame, tamed |
Meaning | Topographically very uneven. |
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Examples | "broken terrain" |
Synonyms | rugged |
Similar to | rough, unsmooth |
Meaning | Imperfectly spoken or written. |
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Examples | "broken English" |
Similar to | imperfect |
Meaning | Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion. |
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Examples | "troops fleeing in broken ranks" |
Synonyms | confused, disordered, upset |
Similar to | disorganized, disorganised |
Meaning | Weakened and infirm. |
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Examples | "broken health resulting from alcoholism" |
Similar to | impaired |
Meaning | Destroyed financially. |
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Examples | "the broken fortunes of the family" |
Synonyms | wiped out, impoverished |
Similar to | destroyed |
Meaning | Out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'). |
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Examples | "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken" |
Synonyms | busted |
Similar to | damaged |
Usage | colloquialism |
Meaning | Discontinuous. |
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Examples | "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" |
Category | meteorology |
Similar to | distributed |
Meaning | Lacking a part or parts. |
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Examples | "a broken set of encyclopedia" |
Similar to | incomplete, uncomplete |