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English adjective: broken | |||
| 1. | broken physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split | ||
| Samples | A broken mirror. A broken tooth. A broken leg. His neck is broken. | ||
| See also | damaged, imperfect, injured, unsound | ||
| Attribute | integrity, unity, wholeness | ||
| Antonyms | unbroken | ||
| 2. | broken not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly | ||
| Samples | 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, halting, interrupted, off-and-on | ||
| See also | discontinuous, noncontinuous | ||
| Antonyms | unbroken | ||
| 3. | broken subdued or brought low in condition or status | ||
| Samples | Brought low. A broken man. His broken spirit. | ||
| Synonyms | crushed, humbled, humiliated, low | ||
| Similar | humble | ||
| Antonyms | proud | ||
| 4. | broken (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded | ||
| Samples | Broken (or unkept) promises. Broken contracts. | ||
| Synonyms | unkept | ||
| Domain category | contract | ||
| Antonyms | kept, unbroken | ||
| 5. | broken tamed or trained to obey | ||
| Samples | A horse broken to the saddle. This old nag is well broken in. | ||
| Synonyms | broken in | ||
| Similar | tame, tamed | ||
| Antonyms | untamed, wild | ||
| 6. | broken topographically very uneven | ||
| Samples | Broken terrain. Rugged ground. | ||
| Synonyms | rugged | ||
| Similar | rough, unsmooth | ||
| Antonyms | smooth | ||
| 7. | broken imperfectly spoken or written | ||
| Samples | Broken English. | ||
| Similar | imperfect | ||
| Antonyms | perfect | ||
| 8. | broken thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | ||
| Samples | Troops fleeing in broken ranks. A confused mass of papers on the desk. The small disordered room. With everything so upset. | ||
| Synonyms | confused, disordered, upset | ||
| Similar | disorganised, disorganized | ||
| Antonyms | organized | ||
| 9. | broken weakened and infirm | ||
| Samples | Broken health resulting from alcoholism. | ||
| Similar | impaired | ||
| Antonyms | unimpaired | ||
| 10. | broken destroyed financially | ||
| Samples | The broken fortunes of the family. | ||
| Synonyms | impoverished, wiped out | ||
| Similar | destroyed | ||
| Antonyms | preserved | ||
| 11. | broken out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | ||
| Samples | A broken washing machine. The coke machine is broken. The coke machine is busted. | ||
| Synonyms | busted | ||
| Similar | damaged | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | undamaged | ||
| 12. | broken discontinuous | ||
| Samples | Broken clouds. Broken sunshine. | ||
| Similar | distributed | ||
| Domain category | meteorology | ||
| Antonyms | concentrated | ||
| 13. | broken lacking a part or parts | ||
| Samples | A broken set of encyclopedia. | ||
| Similar | incomplete, uncomplete | ||
| Antonyms | complete | ||
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