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Meaning of broken

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  broken
      adj 1: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked
             or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken
             leg"; "his neck is broken" [ant: {unbroken}]
      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" [ant:
         {unbroken}]
      3: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low";
         "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: {broken},
         {crushed}, {humbled}, {humiliated}, {low}]
      4: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or
         disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken
         contracts" [syn: {broken}, {unkept}] [ant: {kept},
         {unbroken}]
      5: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle";
         "this old nag is well broken in" [syn: {broken}, {broken in}]
      6: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged
         ground" [syn: {broken}, {rugged}]
      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" [syn:
         {broken}, {confused}, {disordered}, {upset}]
      9: weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from
         alcoholism"
      10: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
          [syn: {broken}, {wiped out(p)}, {impoverished}]
      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" [syn: {broken},
          {busted}]
      12: discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"
      13: lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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