Thesaurus: broken

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1. p. p. of Break
2. v. t. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
3. v. t. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
4. v. t. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
5. v. t. Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
6. v. t. Subdued; humbled; contrite.
7. v. t. Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
8. v. t. Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
9. v. t. Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
10. v. t. Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.
11. v. t. Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
12. adj. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split