Bent to the point of coming apart, but not necessarily in separate pieces.
Not capable of working.
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"
lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"
weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
out of working order; "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken' as in "the coke machine is busted")
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"
subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"
destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"
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"
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
lacking a part or parts
discontinuous
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
