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      broken
      noun
      (derogatory, slang) Torres Strait Creole.
      adjective
      Fragmented; in separate pieces.
      (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
      (of skin) Split or ruptured.
      (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
      (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
      (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
      (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
      (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
      Non-functional; not functioning properly.
      (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
      (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
      (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
      (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
      (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
      Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
      (of land) Uneven.
      (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
      Synonyms for broken
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