broken

• "a broken mirror"
• "a broken tooth"
• "a broken leg"
• "his neck is broken"

• "broken lines of defense"
• "a broken cable transmission"
• "broken sleep"
• "tear off the stub above the broken line"
• "a broken note"
• "broken sobs"

• "brought low"
• "a broken man"
• "his broken spirit"

Synonyms

• crushedtreated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; subdued or brought low in condition or status
• humbledsubdued or brought low in condition or status
• humiliatedsubdued or brought low in condition or status; made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
• lowin a low position; make a low noise, characteristic of bovines ; an air mass of lower pressure; British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) ; a low level or position or degree; the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; literal meanings; very low in volume; unrefined in character; used of sounds and voices; of the most contemptible kind; low or inferior in station or quality; no longer sufficient; subdued or brought low in condition or status; filled with melancholy and despondency

• "broken (or unkept) promises"
• "broken contracts"

Synonyms

• unkept(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded

• "a horse broken to the saddle"
• "this old nag is well broken in"

Synonyms

• broken intamed or trained to obey

• "broken terrain"
• "rugged ground"

Synonyms

• ruggedsturdy and strong in constitution or construction; having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; topographically very uneven; very difficult

• "broken English"

• "troops fleeing in broken ranks"
• "a confused mass of papers on the desk"
• "the small disordered room"
• "with everything so upset"

Synonyms

• confusedperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; lacking orderly continuity; having lost your bearings; thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; mentally confused
• disorderedthrown into a state of disarray or confusion; lacking orderly continuity; not arranged in order
• upsetdisturb the balance or stability of; cause to lose one's composure ; move deeply; cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; form metals with a swage ; defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; an unhappy and worried mental state; the act of disturbing the mind or body; a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging ; the act of upsetting something; an improbable and unexpected victory; afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; mildly physically distressed; having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

• "broken health resulting from alcoholism"

• "the broken fortunes of the family"

Synonyms

• wiped out(p)
• impoverishedpoor enough to need help from others ; destroyed financially

• "a broken washing machine"
• "the coke machine is broken"
• "the coke machine is busted"

Synonyms

• bustedout of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

• "broken clouds"
• "broken sunshine"

• "a broken set of encyclopedia"