| ADJECTIVE | all | broken | physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split |
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| all | broken | not continuous in space, time, or sequence / sequence or varying abruptly | |
| all | broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low | subdued or brought low in condition or status | |
| all | broken, unkept | (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded | |
| all | broken, broken in | tamed or trained to obey | |
| all | broken, rugged | topographically very uneven | |
| all | broken | imperfectly spoken or written | |
| all | broken, confused, disordered, upset | thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | |
| all | broken | weakened and infirm | |
| all | broken, wiped out, impoverished | destroyed financially | |
| all | broken, busted | out of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken') | |
| all | broken | discontinuous | |
| all | broken | lacking a part or parts |
| Sounds | brow'kahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split. | |
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| Attribute of | integrity, unity, wholeness | An undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting |
| See also | damaged | harmed or injured or spoiled |
| imperfect | not perfect | |
| injured | Harmed | |
| unsound | not sound financially | |
| Opposite | unbroken | not broken |
| Spanish | dañado, estropeado, roto | |
| Catalan | espatllat, trencat | |
| Meaning | not continuous in space, time, or sequence / sequence or varying abruptly. | |
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| Narrower | broken-field | Varying in direction suddenly and frequently |
| dashed, dotted | Having gaps or spaces | |
| fitful, interrupted, off-and-on | intermittently stopping and starting | |
| halting | fragmentary or halting from emotional strain | |
| See also | discontinuous, noncontinuous | not continuing without interruption / interruption in time or space |
| Opposite | unbroken | marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence / sequence |
| Spanish | interrumpido | |
| Catalan | interromput | |
| Meaning | subdued or brought low in condition or status. | |
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| Synonyms | crushed, humbled, humiliated, low | |
| Broader | humble | marked by meekness or modesty |
| Spanish | bajo, humillado | |
| Catalan | baix, humiliat | |
| Meaning | (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded. | |
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| Synonym | unkept | |
| Category | contract | A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
| Opposite | unbroken, kept | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated / violated or disregarded |
| Spanish | incumplido, quebrado, violado | |
| Catalan | incomplert, violat | |
| Meaning | tamed or trained to obey. | |
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| Synonym | broken in | |
| Broader | tame, tamed | Brought from wildness into a domesticated state |
| Meaning | topographically very uneven. | |
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| Example | "broken terrain" | |
| Synonym | rugged | |
| Broader | rough, unsmooth | Having or caused by an irregular surface |
| Spanish | escabroso, escarpado | |
| Meaning | imperfectly spoken or written. | |
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| Example | "broken English" | |
| Broader | imperfect | not perfect |
| Spanish | chapurreado | |
| Meaning | Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion. | |
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| Example | "troops fleeing in broken ranks" | |
| Synonyms | confused, disordered, upset | |
| Broader | disorganized, disorganised | lacking order or methodical arrangement or function |
| Spanish | confuso | |
| Meaning | weakened and infirm. | |
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| Example | "broken health resulting from alcoholism" | |
| Broader | impaired | diminished in strength, quality, or utility |
| Meaning | Destroyed financially. | |
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| Example | "the broken fortunes of the family" | |
| Synonyms | wiped out, impoverished | |
| Broader | destroyed | spoiled or ruined or demolished |
| Spanish | arruinado, empobrecido | |
| Meaning | Out of working order ('busted' is an informal substitute for 'broken'). | |
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| Synonym | busted | |
| Broader | damaged | harmed or injured or spoiled |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | estropeado | |
| Catalan | espatllat | |
| Meaning | discontinuous. | |
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| Category | meteorology | The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) |
| Broader | distributed | Spread out or scattered about or divided up |
| Meaning | lacking a part or parts. | |
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| Example | "a broken set of encyclopedia" | |
| Broader | incomplete, uncomplete | not complete or total |
| Spanish | incompleto, roto | |
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