Adjective
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"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"3. subdued or brought low in condition or status;
"brought low""a broken man""his broken spirit"4. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded;
"broken (or unkept) promises""broken contracts"5. tamed or trained to obey;
"a horse broken to the saddle""this old nag is well broken in"6. topographically very uneven;
"broken terrain""rugged ground"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"9. weakened and infirm;
"broken health resulting from alcoholism"10. destroyed financially;
"the broken fortunes of the family"11. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken');
"a broken washing machine""the coke machine is broken""the coke machine is busted"12. discontinuous;
"broken clouds""broken sunshine"13. lacking a part or parts;
"a broken set of encyclopedia"