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broken, adj.
freq. cnt. 18
more info physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16

broken

sample sentences

"a broken mirror"
"a broken tooth"
"a broken leg"
"his neck is broken"
lexical pointers
antonym
unbroken
semantic pointers
also see
damaged imperfect injured unsound
attribute
unity, integrity, wholeness
more info not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

broken

sample sentences

"broken lines of defense"
"a broken cable transmission"
"broken sleep"
"tear off the stub above the broken line"
"a broken note"
"broken sobs"
lexical pointers
antonym
unbroken
semantic pointers
also see
discontinuous, noncontinuous
similar to
broken-field dotted, dashed fitful, interrupted, off-and-on halting
more info subdued or brought low in condition or status
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

broken crushed humbled humiliated low

sample sentences

"brought low"
"a broken man"
"his broken spirit"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lowness
semantic pointers
similar to
humble
more info (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
<adj.all>

broken unkept

sample sentences

"broken (or unkept) promises"
"broken contracts"
lexical pointers
antonym
unbroken
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
contract
more info lacking a part or parts
<adj.all>

broken

sample sentences

"a broken set of encyclopedia"
semantic pointers
similar to
incomplete, uncomplete
more info discontinuous
<adj.all>

broken

sample sentences

"broken clouds"
"broken sunshine"
semantic pointers
similar to
distributed
domain of synset (topic)
meteorology
more info out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
<adj.all>

broken busted

sample sentences

"a broken washing machine"
"the coke machine is broken"
"the coke machine is busted"
semantic pointers
similar to
damaged
domain of synset (usage)
colloquialism
more info destroyed financially
<adj.all>   (p)

broken impoverished wiped out

sample sentences

"the broken fortunes of the family"
semantic pointers
similar to
destroyed
more info weakened and infirm
<adj.all>

broken

sample sentences

"broken health resulting from alcoholism"
semantic pointers
similar to
impaired
more info thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

broken confused disordered upset

sample sentences

"troops fleeing in broken ranks"
"a confused mass of papers on the desk"
"the small disordered room"
"with everything so upset"
semantic pointers
similar to
disorganized, disorganised
more info imperfectly spoken or written
<adj.all>

broken

sample sentences

"broken English"
semantic pointers
similar to
imperfect
more info topographically very uneven
<adj.all>

broken rugged

sample sentences

"broken terrain"
"rugged ground"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
ruggedness
semantic pointers
similar to
rough, unsmooth
more info tamed or trained to obey
<adj.all>

broken broken in

sample sentences

"a horse broken to the saddle"
"this old nag is well broken in"
semantic pointers
similar to
tame, tamed