• 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"
• (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "Broken (or unkept) promises"; "Broken contracts"
• 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"
• lacking a part or parts; "a Broken set of encyclopedia"
• discontinuous; "Broken clouds"; "Broken sunshine"
• 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"
• destroyed financially; "the Broken fortunes of the family"
• weakened and infirm; "Broken health resulting from alcoholism"
• 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"
• imperfectly spoken or written; "Broken English"
• subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a Broken man"; "his Broken spirit"
• topographically very uneven; "Broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
• tamed or trained to obey; "a horse Broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well Broken in"

'Broken' in other languages