Definitions of broken:

• adjective:   weakened and infirm

  Example: "Broken health resulting from alcoholism"

• adjective:   thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

  Example: "Troops fleeing in broken ranks"

• adjective:   imperfectly spoken or written

  Example: "Broken English"

• adjective:   subdued or brought low in condition or status

  Example: "A broken man"

• adjective:   topographically very uneven

  Example: "Broken terrain"

• adjective:   tamed or trained to obey

  Example: "A horse broken to the saddle"

• adjective:   physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed

  Example: "A broken mirror"

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

  Example: "Broken (or unkept) promises"

• adjective:   not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

  Example: "Broken lines of defense"

• adjective:   lacking a part or parts

  Example: "A broken set of encyclopedia"

• adjective:   discontinuous

  Example: "Broken clouds"

• adjective:   out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

  Example: "A broken washing machine"

• adjective:   destroyed financially

  Example: "The broken fortunes of the family"