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(adjective) 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" |
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Antonyms: unbroken |
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(adjective) (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" |
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Synonyms: unkept |
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Antonyms: unbroken |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Antonyms: unbroken |
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(satellite adjective) lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia" |
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(satellite adjective) (meteorology) discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" |
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(satellite adjective) 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") |
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Synonyms: busted |
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(satellite adjective) destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" |
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Synonyms: impoverished, wiped out |
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(satellite adjective) weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism" |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: confused, disordered, upset |
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(satellite adjective) imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English" |
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(satellite adjective) subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" |
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Synonyms: crushed, humbled, humiliated, low |
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(satellite adjective) topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" |
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Synonyms: rugged |
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(satellite adjective) tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" |
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Synonyms: broken in |
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