broken

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”

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”

subdued or brought low in condition or status

• “brought low”
• “a broken man”
• “his broken spirit”

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

• “broken (or unkept) promises”
• “broken contracts”

tamed or trained to obey

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

topographically very uneven

• “broken terrain”
• “rugged ground”

imperfectly spoken or written

• “broken English”

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”

weakened and infirm

• “broken health resulting from alcoholism”

destroyed financially

• “the broken fortunes of the family”

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”

discontinuous

• “broken clouds”
• “broken sunshine”

lacking a part or parts

• “a broken set of encyclopedia”