of break-separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.-disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.-fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.-made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.-subdued; humbled; contrite.-subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.-crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.-not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.-ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.-imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken english; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.