English adjective: broken-down | |||
1. | broken-down in deplorable condition | ||
Samples | A street of bedraggled tenements. A broken-down fence. A ramshackle old pier. A tumble-down shack. | ||
Synonyms | bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down | ||
Similar | damaged | ||
Antonyms | undamaged | ||
2. | broken-down not in working order | ||
Samples | Had to push the broken-down car. A broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on. | ||
Similar | unserviceable | ||
Antonyms | serviceable | ||