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French
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cassé
, brisé
, enfoncé
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Broken
- (v. t.) Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
- (v. t.) Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
- (v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
- (v. t.) Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
- (p. p.) of Break
- (v. t.) Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
- (v. t.) Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
- (v. t.) Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
- (v. t.) Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.
- (v. t.) Subdued; humbled; contrite.
- (v. t.) Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
Synonyms:
Confused, Crushed, Disordered, Humbled, Humiliated, Impoverished, Low, Rugged, Upset,
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• Brokenly
- (adv.) In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.
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aptness, occipital, approve, blackboard, black, acacia, bountiful, ditch, midst, merchant, baluster, apposite, acorned, jut, cut, pug nose, fresh, bilk, nestle, brazier, expounding, bash, burmese, encephalic, sherry, property, empowered, acquittal, ram, debris, emphatic, repeater, |
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Nightingale, You, Love, Wait, Rim, Rime, I, Awesome, Waste, Go, Hello, Which, Forsake, Abbe, Abbreviation, Ravage, Humiliate, Abash, Chagrin, Degradation, Name, Abate, Abbreviate, Desert, Abbey, Abandon, Hang, Discomfit, Dangle, Abattoir, Opposite, Abandonment, |
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