broken (
http://definr.com/broken)
adj 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" [ant:
unbroken]
2: 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" [ant:
unbroken]
3: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought
low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn:
crushed,
humbled,
humiliated,
low]
4: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated
or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken
contracts" [syn:
unkept] [ant:
unbroken]
5: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle";
"this old nag is well broken in" [syn:
broken in]
6: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged
ground" [syn:
rugged]
7: imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
8: 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]
9: weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from
alcoholism"
10: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
[syn:
wiped out(p),
impoverished]
11: out of working order; "a broken washing machine"; "the coke
machine is broken"; (`busted' is an informal substitute
for `broken' as in "the coke machine is busted") [syn:
busted]
12: (meteorology) discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken
sunshine"
13: lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"