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

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'

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

[ Syn: unkept ]

destroyed financially; the broken fortunes of the family

[ Syn: wiped out , impoverished ]

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

[ Syn: busted ]

discontinuous; broken clouds; broken sunshine'

lacking a part or parts; a broken set of encyclopedia'

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

[ Syn: crushed , humbled , humiliated , low ]

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

[ Syn: broken in ]

topographically very uneven; broken terrain; rugged ground

[ Syn: rugged ]

imperfectly spoken or written; broken English'

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

[ Syn: confused , disordered , upset ]

weakened and infirm; broken health resulting from alcoholism'